The El Rancho Dons will face off against the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. El Rancho will be strutting in after a win while Roosevelt will be coming in after a loss.
El Rancho's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Whittier by a score of 4-0. The Dons haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Not much got past Alex Aparcio, who gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Whittier off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Athan Rodriguez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was David Padilla, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Roosevelt might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to Sylmar, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Rough Riders have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Roosevelt saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ivan Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
El Rancho's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
El Rancho got the 'W' when the teams last played back in March of 2023 against Roosevelt by a conclusive 12-1 score. Do the Dons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rough Riders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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