Baseball Preview: Mendota Aztecs vs. Firebaugh Eagles
Mendota is 1-9 against Firebaugh since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mendota Aztecs will head out on the road to square off against the Firebaugh Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mendota gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Avenal a 15-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Firebaugh, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 20-2 margin over Coalinga on Saturday.
Ines Felix made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Felix was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and four RBI.
In other batting news, Firebaugh got a massive performance out of Peyton Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Jonathan Maya was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Mendota is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Firebaugh, they pushed their record up to 8-16 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Mendota might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Firebaugh in their previous matchup on April 12th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Felix, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Mendota knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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