Baseball Preview: Rosemead Panthers vs. Arroyo Knights
Rosemead is 1-9 against Arroyo since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rosemead Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Arroyo Knights at 3:03 p.m.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Rosemead had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Marshall. Rosemead has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rosemead saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Wong, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Arroyo gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let Mountain View onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Arroyo who now have three in a row.
The result came thanks to Riley MacMillan's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Arroyo got a massive performance out of Fernando Gonzalez, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Joaquin Salcedo was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Rosemead's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8. As for Arroyo, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Rosemead might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Arroyo in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of MacMillan, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Now that Rosemead knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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