Baseball Preview: Holmes Huskies vs. Sotomayor WILDCATS
The Holmes Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Sotomayor WILDCATS at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Holmes has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 11, while Sotomayor will come in with five straight wins.
On Tuesday, Holmes fell victim to a rough 7-1 loss at the hands of Stevens.
Holmes saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadein Alderete, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Stevens 5-3. That's two games straight that Sotomayor has won by exactly two runs.
Wes Guardiola was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Guardiola has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Guardiola was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Isaac Staten was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Aiden Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Holmes' defeat dropped their record down to 4-15-3. As for Sotomayor, they pushed their record up to 10-9 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Holmes came up short against Sotomayor in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Guardiola, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Holmes knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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