The Casa Grande Gauchos will face off against the Justin-Siena Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Casa Grande has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Casa Grande nor Vintage made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Gauchos narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Crushers 3-1.
Danny Mercado
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Danny Mercado was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Casa Grande is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Mercado was also big at the plate, earning two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.
Mercado wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Les Hellman, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. Those two hits gave Hellman a new career-high.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Justin-Siena was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of American Canyon.
Casa Grande's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 18-6. As for Justin-Siena, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
Casa Grande took their victory against Justin-Siena when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gauchos 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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