The Cabrillo Conquistadores will venture away from home to square off against the Arroyo Grande Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cabrillo is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Cabrillo came up short against Mission College Prep and fell 8-4. That's two games in a row now that the Conquistadores have lost by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Arroyo Grande sidestepped Kingsburg for an 8-7 win.
Lucas Durham tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Arroyo Grande is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 4-5-1 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tanner Bournonville, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and four RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Mason Corner also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Arroyo Grande has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6-1 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.25 hits in those games compared to only 5.6 in the others. Cabrillo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Cabrillo was able to grind out a solid victory over Arroyo Grande when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 12-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cabrillo 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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