For the second straight game, West Campus will face off against Armijo. The Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Royals at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Campus is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
West Campus lost 9-1 to Armijo on Tuesday.
For Armijo's part, Sean Thornton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Thornton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chase Lewis, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Armijo: the team is 10-2 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-6-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Espinoza, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Armijo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Armijo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for West Campus, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
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