Baseball Preview: Chino Cowboys vs. Don Lugo Conquistadores
Chino has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Don Lugo Conquistadores at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chino hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Chino fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Don Lugo on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Conquistadores by a score of 3-2.
Paccelli Nieto was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Chino saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Vasquez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Caleb Carrillo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Chino didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Don Lugo only tossed three.
Chino's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Don Lugo, the win got them back to even at 8-8-1.
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