Corcoran is 8-2 against Strathmore since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Corcoran Panthers will be playing at home against the Strathmore Spartans at 6:30 p.m. Corcoran will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Corcoran had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Lindsay put an end to it on Friday. Corcoran fell just short of Lindsay by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for Corcoran seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Corcoran saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiernan Delgado, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Strathmore had just enough and edged Woodlake out 5-4 on Thursday.
Kevin Sapien made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Sapien was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Dylan Duffey was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Corcoran's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Strathmore, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Corcoran has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Strathmore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Corcoran's way against Strathmore when the teams last played back in March as Corcoran made off with a 13-1 win. Will Corcoran repeat their success, or does Strathmore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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