The Fountain Valley Barons are on the road again on Saturday to play the Lakewood Lancers at 3:30 p.m. Fountain Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Lakewood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Fountain Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against El Toro on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 6-5.
Billy Kutsch was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fisher Cotton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Long, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lakewood came up short against Long Beach Poly on Friday and fell 7-4.
Fountain Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8. As for Lakewood, their record is now 11-11-1.
Fountain Valley skirted past Lakewood 6-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Does Fountain Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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