The Mendota Aztecs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coalinga Horned Toads at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mendota is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Tranquillity (and have done all season long). Mendota was the clear victor by a 19-9 margin over Tranquillity on Friday.
Mendota got a massive performance out of Jeremiah Murphy, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Trinidad, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Coalinga made easy work of Avenal on Friday and carried off an 18-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Coalinga.
Gustavo Ibarra was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Ibarra was also big 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, Luke Wojewoda was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Drake "Swish" Stevens was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Mendota now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Coalinga, their victory bumped their record up to 6-20.
Mendota came out on top in a nail-biter against Coalinga in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 7-6. Does Mendota have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coalinga turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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