Baseball Recap: Delano Tigers vs. Shafter Generals
Delano lost against Shafter last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Delano Tigers took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shafter Generals. The defeat continues a trend for Delano in their matchups with Shafter: they've now lost four in a row.
Delano saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MADDOX QUILES, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Shafter's side, Andy Gomez looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Gomez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaime Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Jacob Bernal was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Delano's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Shafter, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Delano will be playing at home against Alpaugh at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Delano is facing Alpaugh at the right time seeing as Alpaugh is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Shafter, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wasco at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shafter will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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