Baseball Preview: De Leon Bearcats vs. Santo Wildcats
The De Leon Bearcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santo Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santo took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on De Leon, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, De Leon finally turned things around against Winters on Tuesday. De Leon came out on top against Winters by a score of 8-4.
Trenton Zmeskal made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Zmeskal was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Adam Perez and Brice Brinson did most of the damage at the plate: Perez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Brinson went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, a double, and an RBI. Brenner Wright was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Santo suffered a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of Poolville last Friday.
De Leon's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Santo, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-16 record this season.
De Leon took their win against Santo in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 10-4. Will De Leon repeat their success, or does Santo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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