The Falfurrias Fightin' Jerseys will head out on the road to challenge the London Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Falfurrias was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-1 walloping at the hands of San Diego. Falfurrias has struggled against San Diego recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Kayci Menchaca spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and six unearned) runs on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Falfurrias saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayle Menchaca, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, London had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Vaqueros 8-7.
Falfurrias' loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for London, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Falfurrias suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to London when the teams last played back in March. Can Falfurrias avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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