Baseball Recap: Firebaugh has no trouble against Dos Palos

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 11:04pm

Baseball Recap: Firebaugh Eagles vs. Dos Palos Broncos

Firebaugh had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Dos Palos Broncos 8-2. That's two games straight that Firebaugh has won by exactly six runs.

Peyton Garcia made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Garcia has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, Jimmy Flores and Chris Thomas did most of the damage at the plate: Flores scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Thomas scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

On Dos Palos' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Estrada, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Firebaugh pushed their record up to 5-14 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Dos Palos, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

Firebaugh will head out on the road to take on Avenal at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Dos Palos, they will be playing at home against Fowler at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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