The Brawley Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the La Jolla Vikings at 3:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Wednesday, Brawley came up short against Calexico and fell 6-3.
Sergio Garcia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Tate Preece was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Brawley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calexico only tossed four.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Jolla can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to the Norsemen on Wednesday. La Jolla has not had much luck with Valhalla recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Will Griebe-Arzate was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits.
Brawley's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10-2. As for La Jolla, their loss dropped their record down to 17-13.
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