The Wasco Tigers will challenge the Shafter Generals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wasco lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Chavez, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's game. The Tigers put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 10-1 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Shafter entered their tilt with Delano on Thursday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 7-0 win.
Alex Casanova-Balderrama was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nini Garcia, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joaquin Garza, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Wasco has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Shafter, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Wasco came out on top in a nail-biter against Shafter in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Generals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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