The Bell Gardens Lancers are taking a road trip to square off against the Alhambra Moors at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bell Gardens will be strutting in after a win while Alhambra will be coming in after a defeat.
Bell Gardens will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Thursday, then bounced right back against South East on Monday. The Lancers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 13-0 shutout. Considering the Lancers have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Alhambra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Bishop Conaty-Loretto, falling 8-1.
Alhambra saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Toni Covarrubias, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Alhambra's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Bell Gardens, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Bell Gardens was able to grind out a solid victory over Alhambra when the teams last played back in March, winning 17-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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