The Americas Trail Blazers will square off against the Coronado Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Americas comes in on 11 and Coronado on three.
Americas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Chapin a 10-0 shutout. The Trail Blazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Coronado ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Cooper.
Matt Garcia tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
Americas' victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Coronado, their victory bumped their record up to 22-10.
Americas took their win against Coronado when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1 score. Will the Trail Blazers repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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