Mendota is 1-9 against Dos Palos since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mendota Aztecs will head out on the road to take on the Dos Palos Broncos at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Mendota earned an 8-5 win over Coalinga. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mendota.
Brandon Lopez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Michael Viramontez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Paul Ochoa was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Dos Palos' way against Tranquillity on Tuesday as Dos Palos made off with a 16-1 victory.
Dos Palos got a massive performance out of Drake Hennagan, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hernan Hernandez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and a double.
Mendota is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Dos Palos, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Mendota came up short against Dos Palos in their previous matchup back in April, falling 15-11. Can Mendota avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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