Baseball Preview: El Rancho Dons vs. Maranatha Minutemen
The El Rancho Dons will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Maranatha Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. Maranatha took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on El Rancho, who comes in off a win.
Royal typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday El Rancho proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Highlanders 4-3.
El Rancho got a great performance from Erick Cortes as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Miguel Mejia and Nate Preciado did most of the damage at the plate: Mejia scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-5, while Preciado scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Preciado is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Maranatha fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Glendora on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 5-2 to the Tartans. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Maranatha has scored all season.
El Rancho is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Maranatha, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
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