The Seminole Ridge Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Thursday, Seminole Ridge fell victim to a rough 7-1 loss at the hands of Park Vista. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Seminole Ridge in their matchups with Park Vista: they've now lost five in a row.
Wayne Kullman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Nethercote, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Dr. Joaquin Garcia lost a close one when they played on Monday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Spanish River. Dr. Joaquin Garcia has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dr. Joaquin Garcia also got a good showing from Joey Monaco, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Monaco has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dr. Joaquin Garcia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joaquin Urrutia, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Seminole Ridge's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-12. As for Dr. Joaquin Garcia, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Seminole Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Dr. Joaquin Garcia in their previous matchup back in February, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seminole Ridge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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