Torres has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Sotomayor Wolves will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 2:15 p.m. on Monday.
Two weeks ago, Torres suffered a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Bravo. Torres has not had much luck with Bravo recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Angel Tostado and Robert Vargas were huge no matter where they played even without the win. On the mound, Tostado struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Vargas struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). At the plate, Tostado scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-7, while Vargas scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-7. Tostado has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other pitching news, Torres got a good showing from Hernan Sanchez, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, David DeLeon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Josue Solis Rojas, who scored a run while getting on base in five of his nine plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Torres didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 23 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor put another one in the bag back in March to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Verbum Dei Jesuit a 10-0 shutout. Sotomayor's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Gary Romo, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles. Gabriel Martin was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a double.
Torres' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-3. As for Sotomayor, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Torres came out on top in a nail-biter against Sotomayor in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Torres since the team 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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