The Aurora Central Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Lincoln Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Aurora Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Aurora Central lost 17-7 to Skyview on Saturday. Aurora Central has not had much luck with Skyview recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Emiliano Menchaca was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Avila, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Aurora Central was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Skyview didn't hit any.
Meanwhile, Lincoln had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 victory over the Commanders.
Aurora Central now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Aurora Central might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Lincoln in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Aurora Central, Alexis Carrasco (who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances) 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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