The Carson Colts will challenge the Banning Pilots at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Carson made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Taft, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Colts were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the Toreadors on Saturday. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.
James Markel was a standout: he went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Fernando Barajas also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Carson hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in five consecutive contests.
Bell typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Banning proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Eagles.
Angelo Duarte was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Nakazawa, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Carson's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-9. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Banning, their record now sits at 10-4.
Carson couldn't quite get it done against Banning in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 4-0. Can the Colts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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