After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Rancho Christian, Rancho Cucamonga was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Don Lugo Conquistadores 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Joey Lopez got the start for Rancho Cucamonga and what a start it was: he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Lopez a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Jared Mock was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
The win got Rancho Cucamonga back to even at 1-1. As for Don Lugo, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Rancho Cucamonga has already played their next matchup, a 6-4 victory against Chaffey on the 3rd. As for Don Lugo, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 6-6 draw against Alta Loma on the 3rd.
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