Baseball Game Preview: Four Corners Coyotes vs. Ridge Community Bolts

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2025, 12:21am

Baseball Preview: Four Corners Coyotes vs. Ridge Community Bolts

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The Four Corners Coyotes will square off against the Ridge Community Bolts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Four Corners will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Four Corners' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 25-0 margin over Wekiva.

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Angel Gonzalez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gonzalez was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Gonzalez is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

In other pitching news, Jose Malave looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Four Corners got a massive performance out of Jhonny Vasquez, who went a perfect3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Vasquez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Favor Maithe, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

Four Corners always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .649. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wekiva only posted an OBP of .154.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ridge Community, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lake Gibson by a score of 9-6 on Thursday.

Mathew Conde was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Conde was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.

In other batting news, Edwin Castaneda was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Anthony Brooks, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Ridge Community pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs over those games. As for Four Corners, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.

Ridge Community's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Four Corners hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having hit 0 of their hits per game. It's a different story for Ridge Community, though, as they've only hit 0 of their hits this season. Will they be able to contain Four Corners' hitters?

Four Corners skirted past Ridge Community 4-3 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Does Four Corners have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridge Community turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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