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| 04/11/24 - Away | 10-4 W |
| 04/09/24 - Home | 11-14 L |
| 04/26/23 - Away | 13-4 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 04/22/22 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Marysville is 8-2 against Center since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Marysville will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Marysville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over River Valley. The win was some much needed relief for the Indians as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Not much got past Antonio Torrez, who gave up just three hits to keep River Valley off the board.
At the plate, Harley Gisler and Avery Landrum did most of the damage at the plate: Gisler went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, while Landrum went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Gisler a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chevy Zacharopoulos, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Center made sure to put some runs up on the board against El Camino on Wednesday. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Eagles. The Cougars not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 24th (when they won 12-2).
Andy Hintz made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Center is 2-0-1 when Hintz allows one or fewer earned runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Hintz was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Diego Sandoval was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Gabe Rodriguez Calouro was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Center kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Marysville's record now sits at 5-17-1. As for Center, the victory got them back to even at 9-9-1.
Marysville took their win against Center when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-4 score. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
