Los Banos hasn't had much luck against Atwater recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Falcons at 4:00 p.m.
Los Banos is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 13-5 to Merced.
Shayla Hernandez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Hillary Morales was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Atwater never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against El Capitan last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Gauchos a 16-0 shutout. Considering the Falcons have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Atwater got a massive performance out of Lauren Gonzales, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave Gonzales a new career-high. Kaydence Armando also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Atwater was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Capitan only posted a batting average of .062.
Atwater pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Los Banos, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Los Banos suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Atwater when the teams last played back in March. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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