After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Woodrow Wilson, Jordan was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with an 11-6 victory over the Compton Tarbabes. The high-scoring effort was just what the Panthers needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Matthew Alcala
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Matthew Alcala was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Jordan: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 9-11 otherwise. Alcala was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jordan let Julian Lopez and Talin Velazquez run wild. Lopez got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Velazquez went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Jordan is undefeated when Lopez posts two or more runs, but 8-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Lara, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Jordan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win snapped Jordan's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-12 record. As for Compton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-10.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Jordan will face off against rival Lakewood at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Compton is set to square off against their familiar foe Long Beach Poly at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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