San Diego is 2-8 against Banquete since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Vaqueros will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (San Diego 4, Banquete 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Friday just wasn't the day for San Diego's offense. They lost 9-0 to London on Friday. The Vaqueros have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Banquete had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged out Santa Gertrudis Academy 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since March 6th.
JD Gomez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Norman Ramirez looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Jayden Gomez was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jon Smithwick, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Banquete was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
San Diego's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9-1. As for Banquete, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 9-7-1.
San Diego skirted past Banquete 2-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Vaqueros repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
