The Casa Grande Gauchos will square off against the College Park Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Casa Grande's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so College Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Casa Grande is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Granada 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gauchos.
Danny Mercado spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Casa Grande's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Mountanos, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, College Park entered their tilt with Clayton Valley Charter on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Ugly Eagles by a score of 4-1. Four seems to be a good number for the Falcons as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
College Park also got a great performance from Sebastian Alvarez as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, Alvarez posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.
College Park pushed their record up to 16-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Casa Grande, their record now sits at 20-7.
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