After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Golden Valley, Livingston was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Hayward Farmers.
Matt Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Livingston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Pulido, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits Pulido has posted since back in March. Fernando Rocha also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Livingston's win bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Hayward, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8.
Coming up, Livingston will host Johansen at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.86 runs per game on average), something the Wolves will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hayward, they will venture away from home to square off against San Leandro at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Pirates' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Farmers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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