Baseball Preview: Montgomery Aztecs vs. Otay Ranch Mustangs
The Montgomery Aztecs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Otay Ranch Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Montgomery's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bonita Vista 2-0.
Bonita Vista's batters probably weren't too happy with Anthony Gonzalez, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up three walks). Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marco Reyes was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Otay Ranch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 9-1 to Eastlake.
Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. As for Otay Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-21.
Montgomery skirted past Otay Ranch 4-3 when the teams last played last Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Otay Ranch's Cesar Sepulveda, who tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Montgomery still be able to contain Sepulveda? There's only one way to find out.
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