The Los Angeles CES Unicorns will square off against the Franklin Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Los Angeles CES and University, and University kept the tradition alive. The Unicorns fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Franklin waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top against the Barristers by a score of 8-4.
Edurado Cuevas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Franklin let Anthony Hernandez and Issac Jauregi run wild. Hernandez went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Jauregi went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave Jauregi a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Galindo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Franklin pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Los Angeles CES, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Everything went Los Angeles CES' way against Franklin when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Los Angeles CES made off with a 14-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Unicorns since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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