Preview: Atwater Falcons vs. Central Valley Hawks
The Atwater Falcons will be playing at home against the Central Valley Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Atwater came up short against El Capitan and fell 6-2. Atwater has not had much luck with El Capitan recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Atwater saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Perez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Escalon on Friday and fell 3-2.
Fernando Dominguez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Dominguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Central Valley got a good showing from Hunter Shaw, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Shaw has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Atwater's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Central Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Atwater came up short against Central Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Atwater, Diego Delahoya (who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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