The Mark Keppel Aztecs will challenge the Bell Gardens Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Mark Keppel didn't have quite enough to beat Bell Gardens and fell 6-5. The Aztecs haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
For Bell Gardens' part, Saul Carpio was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Bell Gardens is undefeated when Carpio posts eight or more strikeouts, but 3-4 otherwise. Carpio was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Miguel Sion, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Brandon Jaramillo was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Bell Gardens was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Bell Gardens' win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Mark Keppel, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
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