The Garces Memorial Rams will be playing at home against the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Garces Memorial has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Bakersfield Christian will arrive with seven straight wins.
Last Thursday, Garces Memorial came up short against Frontier and fell 8-3.
D'Angelo Flynn was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Garces Memorial saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dayne August, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Garces Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Frontier only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Bakersfield Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on Ridgeview with a sharp 10-3 win. Bakersfield Christian's victory was all the more impressive since Ridgeview was averaging only 3.9 runs allowed on the season.
Logan Templeton and Deakin Brinkley did most of the damage at the plate: Templeton scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Brinkley scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Greer, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Garces Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Bakersfield Christian, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Garces Memorial beat Bakersfield Christian 4-0 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Garces Memorial repeat their success, or does Bakersfield Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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