Casa Roble waltzed into their matchup on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They put the hurt on the Mesa Verde Mavericks with a sharp 12-2 win. Casa Roble might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on CONNOR ANDERSON, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was JOSEPH DEXTER, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Mesa Verde's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Pitsker, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Orlando Ponce, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Casa Roble's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.8 runs. As for Mesa Verde, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Casa Roble will challenge Imperial at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Casa Roble: 2.1, Imperial: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mesa Verde, they will head out on the road to square off against Johnson at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Mesa Verde has given up an average of 12.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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