The Norwalk Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Downey Vikings at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Norwalk has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six, while Downey will come in with three straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Norwalk fell victim to a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Downey.
For Downey's part, Fabian Lopez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Lopez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marcos Quinonez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lucas Castillo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Norwalk's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Downey, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season.
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