The Colton Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Notre Dame Titans at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Colton will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Thursday, Colton beat Carter 12-7.
Colton let Adrian Colunga and Azael Hernandez loose on the outfield. Colunga scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Hernandez scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Colunga is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Kyle Mejia was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 14-4 to Rialto, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Notre Dame saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Sanchez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Colton's win bumped their record up to 13-8-1. As for Notre Dame, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Colton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Colton came up short against Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in March, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Notre Dame's Mark Cadena, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Colton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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