Baseball Recap: Intrinsic Mustangs vs. Farragut Admirals
After constant struggles on the road, Intrinsic has finally found some success away from home. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-1 walloping at the hands of the Farragut Admirals on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Intrinsic in their matchups with Farragut: they've now lost four in a row.
For Farragut's part, Freddy Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Yoel Guerra was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ben DeMateo, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Intrinsic's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Farragut, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
Intrinsic will be playing in front of their home fans against Steinmetz College Prep at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Steinmetz College Prep is coming into the contest with four straight wins on the road, so Intrinsic will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Farragut, they will challenge Schurz at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Farragut is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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