San Diego is 0-10 against London since March of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Vaqueros will square off against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (San Diego 3.8, London 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
San Diego came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Orange Grove, falling 6-0.
Meanwhile, London entered their tilt with Rockport-Fulton on Saturday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They never let Rockport-Fulton get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that London has won by exactly ten runs.
Zak Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
In other batting news, Dax Williams and Aiden Salinas did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Salinas scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those two runs gave Williams a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zachary Tyrone, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and two RBI.
London always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in six consecutive contests.
London's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for San Diego, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8-1.
San Diego suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to London in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Vaqueros avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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