The Alpaugh Buffalos will face off against the Laton Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Alpaugh took a loss when they played away from home back in March, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They blew past Wonderful College Prep Academy 15-8. The Buffalos haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Kylie Escobar
| 03/27/26 vs Wonderful College Prep Academy | 4 |
| 03/26/26 @ Tranquillity | 2 |
| 03/24/26 vs Kings Christian | 3 |
| 03/20/26 @ Laton | 2 |
| 03/16/26 @ Frazier Mountain | 8 |
Kylie Escobar and Ashley Galindo did most of the damage at the plate: Escobar went 2-for-4 with one home run, four stolen bases, and three runs, while Galindo got on base in four of her six plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Escobar has been hot, having posted two or more stolen bases the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jazmin Juarez, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laton). They were the clear victors by a 40-21 margin over Tranquillity on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Laton got a massive performance out of Jaylene Zazueta, who got on base in seven of her eight plate appearances with five runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Zazueta a new career-high. Samantha Peralez was another key player, getting on base in all eight of her plate appearances with five runs and three RBI.
Alpaugh's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Laton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10-1.
Everything went Alpaugh's way against Laton in their previous matchup back in March, as Alpaugh made off with a 30-20 win. Do the Buffalos have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
