The Hubbard Greyhounds will challenge the Mansueto Leopards at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Hubbard after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 14-6 to Crete-Monee.
Ricardo Romo was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Romo was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Romo wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Serafin Millan, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. That's the most runs Millan has posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Mansueto came up short against Cristo Rey Jesuit on Thursday and fell 9-5.
Like Hubbard, Mansueto also got a great game from a two-way player: Oswaldo Patino-Gonzalez. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Patino-Gonzalez a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Alexander Caserez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Everything went Hubbard's way against Mansueto in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Hubbard made off with a 15-0 win. Will Hubbard repeat their success, or does Mansueto has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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