The Faith Baptist Contenders will venture away from home to face off against the Vasquez Mustangs at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Faith Baptist has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight losses, while Vasquez will come in with five straight victories.
Faith Baptist came up short against Desert Christian on Thursday, falling 16-5.
Meanwhile, it looked like the Kentucky Derby when Vasquez challenged Bishop Union last Friday. The Mustangs blew past the Broncos 10-0. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Luke Real was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Vasquez let Brandon Vasquez and Nate Jacobson run wild. Vasquez went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Jacobson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Vasquez always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Vasquez pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Faith Baptist, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
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