It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mendota can now relate to. They lost 9-1 to the South Spartans on Thursday. Mendota was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as South apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2018.
Mendota saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlitos Gaytan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Gaytan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On South's side, Josh Encinas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Encinas was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two triples and three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jose Bojorquez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Marco Hernandez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Mendota's loss dropped their record down to 15-14. As for South, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season.
Mendota does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South, they will head out on the road to face off against Chavez at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South comes in on three and Chavez on nine.
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