For the second straight game, Soledad will face off against St. Francis. The Aztecs will welcome the Sharks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Soledad has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Soledad didn't have quite enough to beat St. Francis and fell 3-1. The Aztecs haven't had much luck with the Sharks recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Ethan Sanchez put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up three earned runs off ten hits. Sanchez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That double was his first of the season.
Sanchez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Juan Esparza, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 3-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Soledad, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1.
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