On Tuesday, the Central Grizzlies narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Carson Colts 6-5. That's two games straight that Central has won by just one run.
Marcelo Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Adan Flores was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Matt Cervantes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On Carson's side, they got a good showing from Andruw Jacques, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Aiden Brasher made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Central and bumps their season record up to 5-7. As for Carson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Central will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Sunnyside at 4:00 p.m. As for Carson, they will face off against Clovis West at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Carson has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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