The Center Cougars will face off against the Casa Roble Rams at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Center turned things around against Grant on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pacers a 3-0 shutout.
Center let Ruben Lopez-Aguilar and Emare Viera run wild. Lopez-Aguilar scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Viera went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Lopez-Aguilar a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Casa Roble earned a 5-1 win over Union Mine on Monday.
Ian Peatross was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, one triple, and one run. Casa Roble is undefeated when Peatross posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Stillman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Casa Roble is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Center, the win got them back to even at 8-8-1.
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