Two dominant centers in Tyson Owens and Omar Lopez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bonanza Bengals will be playing at home against the Rancho Rams at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Bonanza had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Las Vegas. Bonanza has not had much luck with Las Vegas recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Bonanza saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darren McGee, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Another player making a difference was Owens, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Bonanza didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Rancho was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a tough 19-13 loss at the hands of Spring Valley. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Lopez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of William Patriquin, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Bonanza's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Rancho, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Bonanza suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Rancho in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Bonanza avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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