The Patriot Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Moreno Valley Vikings at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Patriot: 3.1, Moreno Valley: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Patriot scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Rubidoux 13-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Patriot needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Dustin Thayer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Thayer was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Patriot got a big performance out of Joshua Madrigal, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Roberto Betancourt, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Moreno Valley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Huskies and snuck past 4-3. That's two games straight that Moreno Valley has won by just one run.
Patriot's win bumped their record up to 4-8-1. As for Moreno Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Patriot couldn't quite finish off Moreno Valley when the teams last played back in February and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moreno Valley's J. Palafox, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Now that Patriot knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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