Roybal is 10-0 against Contreras since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Roybal Titans are on the road again to play the Contreras Cobras at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After soaring to 12 runs the game before, Roybal was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Fremont by a score of 4-2.
Albert Chavez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Chavez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Chavez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Chavez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Denzell Ingram, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Contreras won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-4 walloping at the hands of Gardena.
Roybal's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Contreras, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Roybal has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Contreras struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Roybal's way against Contreras in their previous meeting on Wednesday as Roybal made off with a 12-3 win. Does Roybal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Contreras turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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