The Rancho Dominguez Lobos will head out to square off against the Torres Toros at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rancho Dominguez's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Torres' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rancho Dominguez easily dispatched Westchester on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Lobos fell just short of Sotomayor by a score of 3-1 on Monday. The Lobos' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Torres let Gardena stack four runs on them in the third inning on Monday but luckily Torres prevailed anyway. The Toros walked away with an 8-4 win over the Panthers. The Toros have beaten the Panthers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.
Rey Barreras was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Angel Tostado and Juan Barajas did most of the damage at the plate: Tostado went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Barajas got on base in four of his seven plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Tostado has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was George Lopez Lopez, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Rancho Dominguez's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Torres, their record now sits at 5-1-1.
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