After flying high against Granite Hills last Wednesday, Corcoran came back down to earth. The Corcoran Panthers fell just short of the Lindsay Cardinals by a score of 4-2 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Corcoran in their matchups with Lindsay: they've now lost four in a row.
Kiernan Delgado was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Delgado was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Delgado wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Chavez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Like Corcoran, Lindsay also got a great game from a two-way player: ANTHONY MOSQUEDA. He struck out 13 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. MOSQUEDA was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Corcoran's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for Lindsay, they pushed their record up to 14-10 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Corcoran will take on Strathmore at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Corcoran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Lindsay, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Granite Hills at 4:00 p.m. Lindsay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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