Baseball Game Preview: Central Bobcats vs. Carl Hayden Community Falcons

For the second straight game, Central will face off against Carl Hayden Community. The Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Falcons at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Central has struggled recently with 13 losses in a row, while Carl Hayden Community will arrive with three straight wins.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Central's offense. They lost 16-0 to Carl Hayden Community on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

For Carl Hayden Community's part, Eric Mendez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Mendez a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.

In other batting news, Carl Hayden Community got a massive performance out of Cristian Rosas, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Rosas has been hot recently, having also posted at least one triple the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alberto Gomez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

Carl Hayden Community was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Carl Hayden Community, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.