Wasco is 8-2 against Shafter since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Wasco Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Shafter Generals at 4:00 p.m. Wasco is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Wasco came up short against Chavez and fell 4-1.
Wasco saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Duran, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Duran has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Shafter was able to grind out a solid win over Delano on Thursday, taking the game 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shafter.
Andy Gomez looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaime Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Jacob Bernal was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Wasco's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10-1. As for Shafter, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wasco has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Shafter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wasco skirted past Shafter 5-4 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Shafter's Matteo Martinez, who struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wasco still be able to contain Martinez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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