The Alonso Ravens will square off against the Sumner Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Alonso needed a bit of extra time to put away Wharton. They skirted past the Wildcats 4-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Bryan Alonso tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Daniel Despaine, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Raymond Llanes, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sumner won against Brandon on Monday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Stingrays won by a run and slipped past Steinbrenner 6-5. Winning may never get old, but the Stingrays sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Eric Farmer was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Alonso pushed their record up to 14-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sumner, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Alonso took their win against Sumner when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 10-2 score. Do the Ravens have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stingrays turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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