Baseball Preview: Los Banos Tigers vs. Lathrop Spartans
Los Banos is 7-0 against Lathrop since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Los Banos Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Lathrop Spartans at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Los Banos has seven straight wins, Lathrop has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Los Banos is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Lathrop (and have done all season long). Los Banos put the hurt on Lathrop with a sharp 9-2 victory on Monday. With that win, Los Banos brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Julian Cazares was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Cazares has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Cazares was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Cazares wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Fernando Ceja, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Jaylen Walton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Los Banos has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Lathrop, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
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