With a playoff game on the line, Vista del Lago rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Los Banos Tigers a 6-0 shutout. Vista del Lago might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Brian Kucserka, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Los Banos off the board. Kucserka has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Trevor Kaestner was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Will Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Vista del Lago has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 23-5-1 record this season. As for Los Banos, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7.
Vista del Lago will take on Oakdale at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Vista del Lago: 2.3, Oakdale: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Los Banos does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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