The Gregori Jaguars are taking a road trip to take on the Merced Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gregori is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Gregori challenged Patterson on Wednesday. The Jaguars fell 5-2 to the Tigers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Merced, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Modesto last Monday as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Bears' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Bryce Jimenez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Michael Whalen-Flores, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was his first of the season. Luis Pineda was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Merced hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Modesto struck out ten times.
Gregori now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Merced, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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