Baseball Preview: Roybal Titans vs. Mendez Jaguars
After six games on the road, Roybal is heading back home. They will take on the Mendez Jaguars at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Roybal had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Gardena.
Albert Chavez and Gael Rocco Gudino stepped up to the plate in a big way. Chavez scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Gudino scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryan Zamora, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Mendez was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell just short of Hollywood by a score of 2-1. Mendez has not had much luck with Hollywood recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mendez saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Serrano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mendez didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hollywood only tossed six.
Roybal's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Mendez, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Roybal has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mendez struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Roybal's way against Mendez when the teams last played back in March as Roybal made off with a 16-6 win. Does Roybal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mendez turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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