The Laguna Creek Cardinals will square off against the Sheldon Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Laguna Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Laguna Creek saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They fell just short of Ponderosa by a score of 5-4.
Ian Larot put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 7.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ryan Eddy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one double. Tyger Peterson was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Sheldon was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pleasant Grove.
Sheldon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Javier Avalos, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. Another was Jaren Azores, who earned two RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Laguna Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Sheldon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Laguna Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Sheldon in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 7-2. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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