Baseball Game Preview: El Rancho Dons vs. Laguna Beach Breakers

The El Rancho Dons will head out on the road to square off against the Laguna Beach Breakers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Wednesday just wasn't the day for El Rancho's offense. They lost 13-0 to Downey on Wednesday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Dons were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, Laguna Beach waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Bulldogs 10-1.

Becker Sybirski was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Laguna Beach let Parker Moore and Lincoln Adams run wild. Moore went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double, while Adams got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those five RBI gave Moore a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Otis Boultinghouse, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.

Laguna Beach kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Portola only managed two hits.

Laguna Beach's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for El Rancho, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.