The California Condors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nogales Nobles at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
California scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Whittier a 12-0 shutout. California's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Not much got past Jacob Wagg, who gave up just five hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Whittier off the board. Wagg has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, California let Josh Ibarra and Enrique Matchan loose on the outfield. Ibarra scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Matchan scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luke Martinez, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Nogales never got on the board in their matchup last Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Morningside last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Monarchs by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Eddie Salazar tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Nogales let Jonathan Blacklock and Charles Rodriguez loose on the outfield. Blacklock scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Rodriguez scored a run while going 3-for-3. Ivan Flores was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
California's win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Nogales, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season.
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