Baseball Recap: James Lick Comets vs. Mt. Pleasant Cardinals
James Lick can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They never let the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory was nothing new for James Lick as they're now sitting on six straight.
Enrique Mendez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Mendez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mendez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Nicolai Navarro was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last six times he's played. Roberto Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing five bases while going 1-for-3.
James Lick pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mt. Pleasant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
James Lick will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mt. Pleasant: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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