Borrego Springs entered their tilt with Vincent Memorial with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Vincent Memorial Scots 13-7. The result was nothing new for Borrego Springs, who have now won five contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Chris Alcaraz and Adrian Marin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Alcaraz struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Marin tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Alcaraz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Alcaraz scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Marin scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Borrego Springs got a massive performance out of Peter Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Alejandro Morales was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-5.
Borrego Springs' win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Vincent Memorial, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Borrego Springs will square off against Julian at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Borrego Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Vincent Memorial, they will head out on the road to face off against Rock Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Rock Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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