McClatchy is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Cordova is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. McClatchy will host Cordova at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. McClatchy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when McClatchy faced off against West Park on Friday. McClatchy fell just short of West Park by a score of 6-5. The loss was the Lions' first of the season.
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McClatchy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Ferris, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Ferris a new career-high in doubles (two). Another was Antonio Barber, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cordova got the win against Kennedy on Friday by a conclusive 13-3. Considering the Lancers have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cordova let Levi Nyberg and Gabriel Bargas run wild. Nyberg scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Bargas scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. Bargas has become a key player for Cordova: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4-1 otherwise. Daniel Swick was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
Cordova is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, McClatchy fell to 8-1.
Everything went McClatchy's way against Cordova in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as McClatchy made off with an 8-0 victory. Does McClatchy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cordova turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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