Rincon/University is 1-8 against Sunnyside since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rincon/University Rangers will be playing at home against the Sunnyside Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m.
Rincon/University was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marana.
Thomas Montgomery spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Rincon/University saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Roysse Leyva, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ibrahim Romero, who got no hits from his four at bats.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Badgers.
Josh Barrios tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Sunnyside got a massive performance out of Jorge Ruiz, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Ruiz has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Orlando Cobarrubias was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Rincon/University's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Sunnyside, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7.
Rincon/University suffered a grim 20-2 defeat to Sunnyside when the teams last played on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sunnyside's Alfredo Encinas, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that Rincon/University knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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