Baseball Game Preview: Armijo Royals vs. Wood Wildcats

The Armijo Royals will face off against the Wood Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Armijo is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Johnson with a sharp 20-3 win on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Samuel Fierro

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/03/25 @ Johnson	6
03/21/25 vs Antioch	2
03/08/25 @ Laguna Creek	2
02/21/25 @ Amador	2
03/27/25 @ Fairfield	1

Samuel Fierro made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Armijo let Aiden Espinoza and Kevin Marks run wild. Espinoza scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Marks scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave Marks a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Amaya Hall, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Armijo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Wood won against Sacramento on Wednesday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Wildcats blew past the Dragons 14-3. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Armijo has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Wood, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.

Armijo came out on top in a nail-biter against Wood in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Royals repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.