Baseball Preview: Patriot Warriors vs. Norte Vista Braves
Patriot is 10-0 against Norte Vista since March of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Patriot Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Norte Vista Braves at 3:15 p.m. Patriot is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Patriot got themselves on the board against Norte Vista, but Norte Vista never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Braves. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Patriot considering their one-run performance the game before.
Javier Tinoco and Manuel Loza made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Tinoco didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Loza pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Tinoco has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Tinoco scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Loza scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anthony Silva, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Roberto Betancourt, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Patriot's win bumped their record up to 5-14-1. As for Norte Vista, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
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