Balboa hasn't had much luck against Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Balboa Buccaneers will welcome the Lincoln Mustangs at 3:30 p.m.
Balboa is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They came up short against Washington, falling 16-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincoln, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Mission on Thursday as Lincoln made off with a 10-2 victory. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Aidan Castaneda was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season.
In other pitching news, Santino Villasenor looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
Back at the plate, Xavier Malizia and Wyatt Toloski did most of the damage at the plate: Malizia scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Toloski scored a run while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave Toloski a new career-high. Nicholas Chiu was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-4.
Lincoln's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.5 runs. As for Balboa, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Balboa suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Lincoln when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Balboa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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