South is 1-9 against East Bakersfield since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The South Spartans will be playing at home against the East Bakersfield Blades at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against West on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 10-9.
Tomas Encinas put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Encinas was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Jose Bojorquez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Haden Smith, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Bakersfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 19-1 walloping at the hands of Tehachapi.
South's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for East Bakersfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
South came out on top in a nail-biter against East Bakersfield when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 7-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Bakersfield's Esiah Santiago, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South still be able to contain Santiago? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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