For the second straight game, Arvin will face off against Del Oro. The Bears will head out on the road to take on the Suns at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Arvin has five straight victories, Del Oro has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Arvin is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Del Oro a 13-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Bears have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Christian Gomez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaime Pantoja, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Abran Gonzales also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Arvin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Arvin pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Del Oro, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
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