Baseball Preview: Lindsay Cardinals vs. Woodlake Tigers
Lindsay is 9-1 against Woodlake since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lindsay Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Woodlake Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Lindsay never let their opponents score. They blew past Strathmore 12-0.
JOHN MOSQUEDA made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. MOSQUEDA was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, JUAN VAZQUEZ JR was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Jose Fernandez was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Woodlake waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Grizzlies as they made off with a 13-1 victory.
Like Lindsay, Woodlake also got a great game from a two-way player: Ismael Pena. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Pena was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Gamez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Duran, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Lindsay's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs per game. As for Woodlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Lindsay came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodlake in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Does Lindsay have another victory up their sleeve, or will Woodlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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