Contreras came into Wednesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 12-7 win over the Robert F. Kennedy Community Bobcats on Wednesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Contreras also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Mathew Guevara made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit. Guevara was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cristian Carrasco was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamin Castro, who scored a run and stole five bases while going 2-for-4.
Like Contreras, Robert F. Kennedy Community also got a great game from a two-way player: Aaron Arroyo. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Arroyo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Robert F. Kennedy Community didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The victory got Contreras back to even at 6-6. As for Robert F. Kennedy Community, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Contreras will take on Hollywood at 2:15 p.m. on Friday. Hollywood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Robert F. Kennedy Community, they will head out on the road to square off against Diego Rivera at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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