Firebaugh is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Mendota is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Firebaugh Eagles will take on the Mendota Aztecs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Firebaugh will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Coalinga on Saturday. Firebaugh put the hurt on Coalinga with a sharp 20-2 victory.
Ines Felix made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Felix was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and four RBI.
In other batting news, Peyton Garcia was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Jonathan Maya was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mendota put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let Avenal onto the board and left with a 15-0 win.
Firebaugh has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-16 record this season. As for Mendota, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Firebaugh took their victory against Mendota in their previous meeting on April 12th by a conclusive 6-0. Will Firebaugh repeat their success, or does Mendota have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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