The Torres Toros will head out on the road to challenge the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Torres comes in on five and Roosevelt on nine.
Torres is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Rosamond as they made off with a 13-5 victory. The Toros not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 30th (when they won 10-2).
Meanwhile, Roosevelt made easy work of Boron on Tuesday and carried off a 14-7 win. The Rough Riders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Cerrato Xamuel was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, earning one RBI and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Molano Manuel was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Roberson Brian, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
Roosevelt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boron only posted an OBP of .351.
The victory got Torres back to even at 15-15. As for Roosevelt, their record now sits at 20-7-2.
Torres might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Toros avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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