The Carter Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Jurupa Hills Spartans at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Carter will be strutting in after a victory while Jurupa Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
Carter came out on top against Bloomington on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run seventh inning. The Lions took their matchup against the Bruins 7-4.
Angel Acevedo
| 04/25/25 @ Bloomington | 4 |
| 04/02/25 vs San Gorgonio | 3 |
| 02/22/25 vs Ontario Christian | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Colton | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Colton | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
The team relied heavily on Angel Acevedo, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Carter is undefeated when Acevedo posts three or more hits, but 3-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Raul Rodarte, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Jurupa Hills unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Eisenhower by a score of 4-3.
Alejandro Preciado put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Preciado was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Preciado wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aaden Lopez, who went 3-for-4 with one run.
Carter has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Jurupa Hills, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 17-5.
Carter might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Jurupa Hills in their previous meeting on April 4th. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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