The Mansueto Leopards will head out to face off against the Hubbard Greyhounds at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Mansueto came up short against Cristo Rey Jesuit and fell 9-5.
Oswaldo Patino-Gonzalez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Alexander Caserez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Hubbard started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Crete-Monee. They lost 14-6 to the Warriors on Tuesday.
Like Mansueto, Hubbard also got a great game from a two-way player: Ricardo Romo. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Romo was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and one RBI.
Romo wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Serafin Millan, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2.
Mansueto suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Hubbard when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Mansueto avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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