The London Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Falfurrias Fightin' Jerseys at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Falfurrias took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on London, who comes in off a win.
London had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Vaqueros 8-7.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Falfurrias was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-1 walloping at the hands of San Diego. Falfurrias has struggled against San Diego recently, as their contest on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Kayci Menchaca spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and six unearned) runs on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Falfurrias saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayle Menchaca, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The win got London back to even at 10-10. As for Falfurrias, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went London's way against Falfurrias in their previous matchup back in March as London made off with a 15-5 victory. Does London have another victory up their sleeve, or will Falfurrias turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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