Laguna Creek put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the McClatchy Lions as the Laguna Creek Cardinals made off with a 10-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Laguna Creek as they're now sitting on five straight.
Ty Collum made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Collum was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brandon Low was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Brendan Fitzgerald was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
On McClatchy's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Antonio Barber, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, McClatchy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laguna Creek only tossed four.
Laguna Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for McClatchy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-8 record this season.
Laguna Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Kennedy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Laguna Creek will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for McClatchy, they will head out on the road to face off against Monterey Trail at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. McClatchy is facing Monterey Trail at the right time seeing as Monterey Trail is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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