Baseball Preview: Paso Robles Bearcats vs. Mission College Prep Royals
The Paso Robles Bearcats will be playing at home against the Mission College Prep Royals at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Paso Robles' hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Santa Maria's usually-dominant pitching crew. Paso Robles never let Santa Maria onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. With that win, Paso Robles brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Marcus Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Paso Robles got a big performance out of CJ Mercado, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Ace Perry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mission College Prep, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They put the hurt on Morro Bay with a sharp 14-8 victory on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mission College Prep considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Armen Clayton looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Thomas Glenn and Brayden Mott did most of the damage at the plate: Glenn fired off two home runs, four RBI, and a double while going 3-for-3, while Mott went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Villa, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Paso Robles now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Mission College Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Paso Robles came up short against Mission College Prep in their previous matchup back in March, falling 4-1. Will Paso Robles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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