The Carlsbad Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Narbonne Gauchos at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Monday, Carlsbad suffered a rough 14-1 defeat at the hands of Patrick Henry. Carlsbad has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carlsbad got a good showing from Jack Peck, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Carlsbad saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Macias, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Carlsbad didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Patrick Henry only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Narbonne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Carson by a score of 4-3.
Carlsbad's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Narbonne, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Narbonne's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Carlsbad has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Narbonne, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 per game. Will Carlsbad keep running through batters, or will Narbonne buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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