Gorton has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Riverside Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gorton will head into Monday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They fell victim to a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of Lincoln. Gorton has not had much luck with Lincoln recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Abdiel Almanzar was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Almanzar has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Almanzar was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Almanzar wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Julius Vargas, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Angel Rodriguez, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Riverside is still looking for their first win of the season after four contests. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Nyack on Saturday.
Gorton now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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