Molina is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Sunset is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Molina Jaguars will take on the Sunset Bison at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Molina was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of South Oak Cliff by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Sunset had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Hillcrest on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Sunset in their matchups with Hillcrest: they've now lost five in a row.
Sunset saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pablo Benitez, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Anthony Chavez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Molina's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-3-1. As for Sunset, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15-1.
Molina skirted past Sunset 2-1 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sunset's Eduardo Chavez, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Molina still be able to contain Chavez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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