The Sonora Raiders will take on the California Condors at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sonora: 1.6, California: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sonora's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They skirted past Costa Mesa 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Sonora got a great performance from Robbie Blaine as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Sonora's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Pasillas, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Those two hits gave Pasillas a new career-high. Anthony Abad also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, California has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 2.4 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Monday. They lost 10-3 to San Marino. That makes it the first time this season the Condors have let down their home crowd.
Sonora now has a winning record of 3-2. As for California, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Sonora couldn't quite finish off California when the teams last played back in February of 2019 and fell 3-1. Can Sonora avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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