The Laguna Creek Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Rodriguez Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Laguna Creek is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Laguna Creek stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Kennedy with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Quincy Bootay was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Alex Parish was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez had just enough and edged De Anza out 5-3 on Saturday.
Landon Stadelhofer looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jace Parkinson was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Alonso Rivera, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Laguna Creek is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Rodriguez, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
Rodriguez's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Laguna Creek hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .327. It's a different story for Rodriguez, though, as they've only averaged .255. Will they be able to contain Laguna Creek's hitters?
Laguna Creek beat Rodriguez 5-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laguna Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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