Preview: Madison Warhawks vs. Otay Ranch Mustangs
The Madison Warhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Otay Ranch Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Madison has three straight wins, Otay Ranch has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Madison scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Valhalla as Madison made off with a 13-1 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Madison with their most commanding win of the season.
Alex Jennings made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Jennings has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jennings was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Jorge Luque and Dakota James did most of the damage at the plate: Luque scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while James went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Easton Ochoa was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Otay Ranch came up short against Point Loma on Monday and fell 7-4.
Charlie Singleton Jr. was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Madison has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Otay Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
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