Baseball Preview: Pomona Red Devils vs. La Puente Warriors
Pomona is 10-0 against La Puente since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Pomona Red Devils will look to defend their home field against the La Puente Warriors at 3:30 p.m. Pomona is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Pomona gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bassett an 18-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pomona.
Pomona got a great performance from Emmanuel Campos as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Pomona let Leo Luna and Lucas Quintana loose on the outfield. Luna scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Quintana scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Charlee Ramirez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, La Puente fell victim to Ganesha and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-0 walloping at the hands of the Giants. La Puente has struggled against Ganesha recently, as their matchup on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Pomona's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for La Puente, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Pomona took their victory against La Puente when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 14-2. Does Pomona have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Puente turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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