Baseball Recap: Park Vista Cobras vs. Leonard Lancers
With a playoff game on the line, Park Vista rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Leonard Lancers onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for Park Vista, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Ethan Mattison tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Anthony Espinoza was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Phan, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Leonard's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jenniel Garcia-Concepcion, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Park Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Leonard, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.
Park Vista will be playing at home against Santaluces at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santaluces will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Park Vista surely won't give up without a fight. Leonard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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