The Las Lomas Knights will head out on the road to take on the Encinal Jets at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Las Lomas is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Concord on Thursday. They fell 4-1 to the Minutemen.
Las Lomas got a good showing from Alessandro Martinez-Cabrera, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Las Lomas saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Downes, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Encinal entered their tilt with San Leandro with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Pirates 12-1. Encinal might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Kyle Cooke looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Angus Olaes was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Leo Paredes, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Las Lomas' defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Encinal, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Las Lomas beat Encinal 4-1 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Las Lomas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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