The Vasquez Mustangs will head out to challenge the Lancaster Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Vasquez is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since March 20th on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to Quartz Hill. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Lancaster had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 14-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 11 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Payton Gaitan was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Wood, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Lancaster hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive games.
This is the second loss in a row for Vasquez and nudges their season record down to 8-10-1. As for Lancaster, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
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