The Glendale Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Kofa Kings at 4:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Glendale has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Kofa will arrive with eight straight wins.
On Tuesday, Glendale didn't have quite enough to beat Washington and fell 3-2.
Brian Moreno put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Moreno has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Moreno was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Moreno wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Edwin Raygoza, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Kofa put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Independence with a sharp 14-4 victory.
Like Glendale, Kofa also got a great game from a two-way player: Jaden Lopez. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Lopez was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Jesus Villa looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Daniel Zazueta was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Ze Cordova was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Glendale's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Kofa, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
Glendale suffered a grim 19-7 defeat to Kofa in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Glendale, David Salas (who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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