With a playoff game on the line, Mt. Pleasant rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Juanita Sanchez Complex Cavaliers out 7-6. This was payback for Mt. Pleasant, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Edward Roquez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 15 batters over eight innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Roquez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Roquez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Jose Soto was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Juanita Sanchez Complex's side, Anthony Diiorio made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Kelvin Guilon, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mt. Pleasant has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Juanita Sanchez Complex, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Mt. Pleasant is on the road again on Friday to play Tolman at 2:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Tolman: 2.5, Mt. Pleasant: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Juanita Sanchez Complex does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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