The Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros will venture away from home to face off against the Santiago Cavaliers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Rancho Alamitos is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Magnolia on Tuesday. They fell 7-2 to the Sentinels. The matchup marked the Vaqueros' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Santiago posted their closest victory since May 7, 2025 on Monday. They skirted past La Quinta 6-5. The Cavaliers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Chris Arceo, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2025. Santiago Lopez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Santiago was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Santiago's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Rancho Alamitos, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Rancho Alamitos came out on top in a nail-biter against Santiago in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, sneaking past 8-6. Will the Vaqueros repeat their success, or do the Cavaliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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