The Albany Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the De Anza Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Albany has not struggled against El Cerrito recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Albany came out on top against El Cerrito by a score of 8-3. The win was just what Albany needed coming off of a 12-1 loss in their prior match.
Evan Carrubba-Rice was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sam Beynon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, De Anza earned an 8-3 victory over St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Monday.
David Fernandez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Ian Garcia was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Jose Morales Jr. was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Albany's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for De Anza, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 8-8.
Albany came up short against De Anza in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Albany avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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