For the second straight game, Rancho Alamitos will face off against Bolsa Grande. The Vaqueros will be playing at home against the Matadors at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho Alamitos has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Bolsa Grande will come in with five straight victories.
Rancho Alamitos managed to slip by Bolsa Grande the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Vaqueros came up short against the Matadors on Tuesday, falling 15-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Bolsa Grande's part, Mikey Haley Jr. and Julian Mendoza made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Haley Jr. struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Mendoza pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Haley Jr. scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Mendoza scored a run while going 1-for-2. Haley Jr. also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Bolsa Grande got a massive performance out of Samuel Montes De Oca, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and one double. Montes De Oca is becoming a predictor of the Matadors' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Martin Cobarrubias, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Bolsa Grande's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Rancho Alamitos, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
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