The Collins Family Jaguars will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Animo Bunche Stallions at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Collins Family will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Collins Family is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Downtown Magnets 19-5 on Wednesday.
Diego Huerta
Diego Huerta and Daniel Trujillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Huerta tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Trujillo struck out 11 batters over 3.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Huerta also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Collins Family is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-3 otherwise. At the plate, Huerta got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI, while Trujillo scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That home run marked the first that Huerta launched this season.
In other batting news, Israel Arroyo was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those stolen bases were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Victor Mendez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Collins Family always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .614. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Animo Bunche was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Central City Value, falling 17-2.
Collins Family's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Animo Bunche, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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