The Casa Grande Gauchos will head out on the road to challenge the Campolindo Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Casa Grande's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Campolindo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Casa Grande had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Las Lomas on Tuesday. The Gauchos blew past the Knights 8-2.
Danny Mercado was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Garibaldi, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Casa Grande hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Lomas struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, Campolindo beat Berkeley 5-2 on Tuesday.
Campolindo is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Casa Grande, their record is now 10-2.
Casa Grande couldn't quite get it done against Campolindo in their previous meeting back in March of 2017 as they fell 10-5. Can the Gauchos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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