Baseball Preview: Veterans Memorial Chargers vs. Lopez Lobos
Veterans Memorial is 10-0 against Lopez since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Veterans Memorial Chargers will look to defend their home field against the Lopez Lobos at 7:00 p.m. Veterans Memorial is coming into the match hot, having won their last 15 games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Veterans Memorial gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lopez with a sharp 9-2 victory. Nine seems to be a good number for Veterans Memorial as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Carlos Garza made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Garza has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Garza was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anthony Rocha, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Vela, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Veterans Memorial pushed their record up to 16-2-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs per game. As for Lopez, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
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