Dos Palos had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mendota Aztecs and snuck past 8-7. That's more bragging rights for Dos Palos, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dos Palos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Hennagan, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Hennagan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hernan Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Mendota's side, Ryan Preciado was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Dos Palos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Mendota, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
As of now, neither Dos Palos nor Mendota have any future games scheduled.
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