If San Mateo was feeling good off their 8-1 takedown of Aragon last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The San Mateo Bearcats wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the Aragon Dons on Thursday. San Mateo was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Aragon apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played.
Julian Delfin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Aragon's side, Josh Jacobs made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Jacobs was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Nolan Rivera and Eric Laguna did most of the damage at the plate: Rivera scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Laguna scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Sean Hickey was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
San Mateo's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Aragon, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
San Mateo has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome American at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (American: 3.4, San Mateo: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Aragon, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Lowell at 12:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Aragon: 4.1, Lowell: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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