The Alpaugh Buffalos will venture away from home to square off against the Tranquillity Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alpaugh has given up an average of 13 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Alpaugh is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Tuesday. They lost 15-3 to Kings Christian.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Tranquillity faced off against Parlier last Monday. The Tigers took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Julian Dominguez put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has become a key player for Tranquillity: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 0-4 otherwise. Dominguez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Gabriel Lopez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs. Another player making a difference was Julian Contreras, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Tranquillity's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Alpaugh, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Alpaugh might still be hurting after the 15-4 defeat they got from Tranquillity in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Buffalos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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