Baseball Preview: Rancho Verde Mustangs vs. Lakeside Lancers
The Rancho Verde Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakeside Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakeside took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Rancho Verde, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Rancho Verde beat Vista del Lago 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rancho Verde.
Elijah Draper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Jacob Cabral was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Cazares, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Lakeside's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 7-4 to Linfield Christian. Lakeside has struggled against Linfield Christian recently, as their contest on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Rancho Verde's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12-1. As for Lakeside, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
Rancho Verde came up short against Lakeside in their previous meeting back in March, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeside's Christian Rodriguez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Rancho Verde knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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