Valley Center is 1-9 against Ramona since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Valley Center Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Ramona Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Valley Center is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
While Valley Center has not struggled against Ramona recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Everything went Valley Center's way against Ramona as Valley Center made off with a 10-2 win.
Jeremiah Haros and Michael Bray were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Haros pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Bray struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. At bat, Haros scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Bray scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Manny Lopez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Kevin Lopez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Valley Center's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Ramona, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Valley Center has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ramona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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