Baseball Preview: San Gorgonio Spartans vs. Grand Terrace Titans
San Gorgonio is 2-8 against Grand Terrace since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The San Gorgonio Spartans will be playing at home against the Grand Terrace Titans at 3:45 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with San Gorgonio sitting on four straight wins and Grand Terrace on 14.
Last Thursday, San Gorgonio was able to grind out a solid victory over Notre Dame, taking the game 9-6. Nine seems to be a good number for San Gorgonio as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Andy Contreras looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Eudier Leano was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Edgar Soto was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Grand Terrace gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They beat Carter by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-2.
Colton Caldwell looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ray Roybal, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Vann Morris, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
San Gorgonio's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Grand Terrace, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
San Gorgonio suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Grand Terrace when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Roybal, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that San Gorgonio knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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