The Lindsay Cardinals will head out to take on the Mendota Aztecs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lindsay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Lone Pine with a sharp 12-1 win. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by exactly 11 runs.
The team relied heavily on Bryan Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Espinoza Alex, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Lindsay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .556 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mendota entered their tilt with Orosi on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Cardinals.
Lindsay has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Mendota, they pushed their record up to 14-11 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Lindsay might still be hurting after the 22-3 loss they got from Mendota in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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