Baseball Preview: La Jolla Vikings vs. Brawley Wildcats
The La Jolla Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Brawley Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. La Jolla is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
La Jolla heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to Valhalla.
Will Griebe-Arzate was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits.
Meanwhile, Brawley came up short against Calexico on Wednesday and fell 6-3.
Sergio Garcia was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate Preece, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Brawley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calexico only tossed four.
La Jolla's record now sits at 17-13. As for Brawley, their record now sits at 16-10-2.
La Jolla came out on top in a nail-biter against Brawley in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Brawley's Jonathan Gonzalez, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for La Jolla to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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