For the second straight game, Amphitheater will face off against Douglas. The Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Amphitheater has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 25 straight losses, while Douglas will come in with four straight wins.
Amphitheater fell victim to Douglas and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 24-0 to the Bulldogs.
For Douglas' part, Isidro Hoyos made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hoyos also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Douglas is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8-1 otherwise. Hoyos was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jose Ivan Higuera was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Andres Ortiz was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Douglas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .611. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Amphitheater only posted a batting average of .154.
Douglas pushed their record up to 12-8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Amphitheater, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
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