Baseball Preview: Redlands East Valley Wildcats vs. Cajon Cowboys
The Redlands East Valley Wildcats will be playing at home against the Cajon Cowboys at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Redlands East Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Cajon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Redlands East Valley came up short against Beaumont and fell 9-6.
Eric Rivera put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Rivera was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ty Whittle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Cajon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Citrus Valley on Friday.
Gavin Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Jaden Carpenter was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jean-Pierre Herd, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Redlands East Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Cajon, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Redlands East Valley skirted past Cajon 3-2 in their previous matchup last Thursday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cajon's Issac Fabela, who struck out 14 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Redlands East Valley still be able to contain Fabela? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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