The Torres Toros will venture away from home to challenge the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hoover hit Torres with a seven-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Toros fell 10-5 to the Patriots.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roosevelt). They put the hurt on San Joaquin Memorial with a sharp 22-4 victory on Friday. Considering the Rough Riders have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Iyanna Molano and Melaney Ortiz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Molano pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ortiz pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Molano went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Ortiz got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs and two RBI. Those four runs gave Ortiz a new career-high.
In other batting news, Roosevelt got a big performance out of Alicia Maldonado, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Lenna Garcia, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Roosevelt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Joaquin Memorial only posted an OBP of .318.
Roosevelt has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Torres, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-12.
Torres took their victory against Roosevelt in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 15-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Toros since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
