The Rancho Cucamonga Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Lakewood Lancers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Rancho Cucamonga has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
While Rancho Cucamonga didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged out Glendora 2-1. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by just one run.
Jose Gomez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lakewood's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fountain Valley.
Rancho Cucamonga pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Rancho Cucamonga was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakewood in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 4-0. Will Rancho Cucamonga repeat their success, or does Lakewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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