The Mendocino Cardinals will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Tomales Braves at 4:30 p.m. Mendocino will be strutting in after a win while Tomales will be coming in after a loss.
Mendocino is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Technology, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Mendocino was ranked seventh). Mendocino put the hurt on Technology with a sharp 4-1 victory on Monday. With the Cardinals ahead 3-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Tomales was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Upper Lake, falling 7-0.
Mendocino is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Tomales, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Mendocino skirted past Tomales 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mendocino since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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