The Kofa Kings will head out on the road to face off against the Glendale Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kofa has eight straight wins, Glendale has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kofa stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Independence as Kofa made off with a 14-4 victory.
Jaden Lopez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Lopez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Jesus Villa looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Daniel Zazueta was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Ivan Bonillas was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Glendale didn't have quite enough to beat Washington on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Like Kofa, Glendale also got a great game from a two-way player: Brian Moreno. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Moreno has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Moreno was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Moreno wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Edwin Raygoza, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Kofa pushed their record up to 10-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs per game. As for Glendale, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Kofa took their victory against Glendale in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 19-7. Will Kofa repeat their success, or does Glendale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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