The Central Grizzlies will take on the El Camino Real Royals at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central will be strutting in after a victory while El Camino Real will be coming in after a defeat.
Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 21-4 margin over Red Bluff on Monday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Grizzlies as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Noah Lujan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Ethan Ortiz
| 04/14/25 vs Red Bluff | 5 |
| 03/05/24 @ Tehachapi | 2 |
| 02/16/24 vs Justin Garza | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Buchanan | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Clovis West | 1 |
On the hitting side, Marcus Nolen and Ethan Ortiz did most of the damage at the plate: Nolen scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances, while Ortiz went 5-for-6 with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those five RBI gave Ortiz a new career-high. Adam Guerra was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, El Camino Real's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Frontier by a score of 3-2.
Ethan Mayo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, El Camino Real saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luigi Tanner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Carmine Dugar-Stewart also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Central's victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for El Camino Real, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
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