Baseball Preview: Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears vs. King/Drew Golden Eagles
Port of Los Angeles has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the King/Drew Golden Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Port of Los Angeles is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Port of Los Angeles stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Dorsey as Port of Los Angeles made off with an 11-2 victory.
Jonathan Rosette made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Rosette has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rosette was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaycob Ponce-Fernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Anthony Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for King/Drew's offense. They lost 10-0 to Sotomayor on Friday. The shutout was out of character for King/Drew seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Port of Los Angeles' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for King/Drew, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
King/Drew's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Port of Los Angeles hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .331. It's a different story for King/Drew, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain Port of Los Angeles' hitters?
Everything went Port of Los Angeles' way against King/Drew in their previous meeting on Tuesday as Port of Los Angeles made off with a 7-1 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was King/Drew's Danilo Meade, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Port of Los Angeles still be able to contain Meade? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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