The Los Osos Grizzlies are taking a road trip to challenge the Norco Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Los Osos is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Los Osos is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Santa Margarita, who was ranked 20th at the time (Los Osos was ranked 11th). Los Osos came out on top against Santa Margarita by a score of 5-1 on Friday.
Gavin Loeb-Keene
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Los Osos got a great performance from Gavin Loeb-Keene as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Loeb-Keene has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joshua Chairez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Norco faced off against Arlington on Tuesday. Norco came out on top in a nail-biter against Arlington, sneaking past 1-0. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.
Trent Schlim looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Norco saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Leon, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double was Leon's first of the season.
Los Osos' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Norco, their record is now 4-6.
Los Osos suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Norco in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. Can Los Osos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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