Baseball Preview: Caruthers Blue Raiders vs. Chavez Titans
The Caruthers Blue Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Chavez Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Caruthers is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
On Friday, Caruthers suffered a rough 16-1 loss at the hands of Fresno Christian.
Caruthers saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Gaxiola, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Miranda, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Chavez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Taft by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that Chavez has lost by just one run.
Benji Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Caruthers' loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Chavez, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Caruthers has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chavez struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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