For the second straight game, Central will face off against Calexico. The Spartans will host the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Central's last matchup with Calexico could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Tuesday. The Spartans lost 8-2 to the Bulldogs. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
For Calexico's part, they got a great performance from Antonio Gonzalez as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave Gonzalez a new career-high.
At the plate, Randy Baez was excellent, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Maximo Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Calexico hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central struck out 11 times.
The win was the seventh in a row for Calexico, bringing their record up to 16-3-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Central, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
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