The Lathrop Spartans will head out to take on the Central Valley Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lathrop is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Lathrop came up short against Livingston and fell 4-1.
Lathrop saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vaugh Sanchez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Central Valley never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Johansen 9-0. Considering the Hawks have won six games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Chris Garcia was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Mendonca, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Central Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
Central Valley's record is now 12-7. As for Lathrop, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lathrop has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lathrop came up short against Central Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2017, falling 13-8. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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