The Mt. Pleasant Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Pleasant has three straight wins, Yerba Buena has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mt. Pleasant scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Independence 18-6.
Julian Saldana was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Saldana was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathaniel Ortiz, who scored four runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Luis Pena, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Yerba Buena fell victim to James Lick and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their tough 12-0 loss to the Comets might stick with them for a while.
The victory got Mt. Pleasant back to even at 6-6. As for Yerba Buena, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went Mt. Pleasant's way against Yerba Buena when the teams last played back in March as Mt. Pleasant made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Pleasant since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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