Baseball Preview: South Spartans vs. North Stars
After six games on the road, South is heading back home. They will take on the North Stars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. South is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
South put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Del Oro a 30-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what South needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Giovanni Jimenez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Jimenez was even better at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jose Bojorquez, who went 4-for-5 with six RBI, four runs, and two triples. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Tomas Encinas was another key contributor, going 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, North fell victim to a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of East Bakersfield on Wednesday. North has not had much luck with East Bakersfield recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was LOGAN VALDEZ, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
South's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs per game. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Everything went South's way against North when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as South made off with an 18-9 victory. Will South repeat their success, or does North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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