Baseball Preview: Don Lugo Conquistadores vs. Mission Viejo Diablos
The Don Lugo Conquistadores will head out on the road to square off against the Mission Viejo Diablos at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
After soaring to a seven-point win in their last game, Don Lugo came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Baldwin Park by a score of 6-4.
Don Lugo saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Scott, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mission Viejo owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dana Hills and snuck past 2-0. That's two games straight that Mission Viejo has won by exactly two runs.
Keenan Anzai and Tyler Holland made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Anzai didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over eight innings pitched. Meanwhile, Holland tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Anzai got on base in four of his six plate appearances with an RBI, while Holland got on base in five of his six plate appearances with.
Don Lugo now has a losing record at 9-10-1. As for Mission Viejo, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Don Lugo suffered a grim 15-9 defeat to Mission Viejo in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Don Lugo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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