Baseball Preview: Alameda Pirates vs. Littleton Lions
The Alameda Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Littleton Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Alameda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Alameda will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Pomona, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Alameda came out on top against Pomona by a score of 6-3 on Friday.
Edwin Arroyo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Arroyo was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ivan Baca was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Alan Chairez, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Littleton lost 18-4 to D'Evelyn on Tuesday. Littleton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Littleton also got a good showing from Luke Kennedy, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Thomas Kusner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. Robby Schiebel was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Alameda's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Littleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Alameda has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Littleton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Alameda might still be hurting after the 17-7 loss they got from Littleton when the teams last played on April 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Littleton's Ty Tholen, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Alameda 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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