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| 04/11/25 - Home | 4-7 L |
| 05/07/24 - Home | 8-5 W |
| 04/19/24 - Away | 7-6 W |
| 05/09/23 - Away | 9-7 W |
| 04/21/23 - Home | 3-5 L |
| + 5 more games |
Mendota and Coalinga are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Aztecs will venture away from home to face off against the Horned Toads at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mendota is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Mendota proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 13) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Dos Palos 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Aztecs have posted since March 10th.
Meanwhile, while Coalinga put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Avenal. The Horned Toads put the hurt on the Buccaneers with a sharp 19-0 victory. Considering the Horned Toads have won eight matches by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Drake 'Swish' Stevens made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Luis Gutierrez was incredible, going 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Ramirez Jr, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and two RBI.
Mendota's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Coalinga, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Mendota came up short against Coalinga when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-4. Can the Aztecs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
