Baseball Preview: Irvine Vaqueros vs. Woodbridge Warriors
Irvine is 1-9 against Woodbridge since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Irvine Vaqueros will be playing at home against the Woodbridge Warriors at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Irvine: 3.6, Woodbridge: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, Irvine didn't have quite enough to beat Capistrano Valley and fell 3-2. Irvine has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nathan Valencia was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Valencia has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Valencia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Valencia wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Smith Spivey, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Woodbridge had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Torrance on Wednesday.
Irvine's loss dropped their record down to 9-8-1. As for Woodbridge, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.
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