Baseball Game Preview: Loara Saxons vs. Magnolia Sentinels

The Loara Saxons will square off against the Magnolia Sentinels at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Loara will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.

Loara's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Western as they made off with a 15-0 win. The Saxons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, Magnolia made easy work of Santa Ana Valley on Friday and carried off a 17-5 victory. The Sentinels haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Gabe Segura made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Segura was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, four runs, and two doubles. He has become a key player for Magnolia: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise.

In other batting news, Jacob Moniz was a standout: he went a perfect 5-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Hernandez, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.

Magnolia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .717. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Loara pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Magnolia, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.

Loara took their win against Magnolia in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 22-3 score. Do the Saxons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Sentinels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.