Baseball Preview: Overfelt Royals vs. Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors
Overfelt is 9-1 against Yerba Buena since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Overfelt Royals will be playing at home against the Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Overfelt has four straight wins, Yerba Buena has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Overfelt can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mt. Pleasant an 18-0 shutout.
ELIAS MARTINEZ was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. MARTINEZ has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. MARTINEZ was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 5-for-5.
In other batting news, ADRIAN BARAJAS was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was BRIAN BECERRA DADO, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Yerba Buena lost 11-1 to Independence on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Yerba Buena has lost by exactly ten runs.
Overfelt has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Yerba Buena, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Overfelt took their victory against Yerba Buena in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 14-0. Does Overfelt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yerba Buena turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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