Robert F. Kennedy Community is 2-8 against Roybal since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bobcats will head out to square off against the Titans at 4:45 p.m. Robert F. Kennedy Community will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Robert F. Kennedy Community proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 18) and last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Contreras 11-10.
Brian Sanchez
| 04/25/25 vs Contreras | 2 |
| 04/23/25 @ Contreras | 5 |
| 04/11/25 vs Roybal | 2 |
Brian Sanchez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Giancarlo Pernia was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to triples, as he's now hit at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Aaron Arroyo was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Roybal and Contreras, and Contreras kept the tradition alive. The Titans fell just short of the Cobras by a score of 8-6 on Friday.
Roybal dropped their record down to 6-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for Robert F. Kennedy Community, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Robert F. Kennedy Community came out on top in a nail-biter against Roybal in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 13-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats 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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