The Florin Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Galt Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Florin has six straight victories, Galt has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Florin gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let Foothill onto the board and left with a 24-0 victory. Florin's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Martin Vega and Mason McNany made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Vega struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, McNany pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Vega has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Vega went 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple, while McNany scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on JaLon Johnson, who scored five runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Martin Arrendendo was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Galt's offense. They suffered a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of El Dorado on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Galt has lost by exactly six runs.
Florin pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Galt, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Florin suffered a grim 20-4 defeat to Galt when the teams last played back in April of 2015. Thankfully for Florin, Darian Moreno (who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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