In what's become a running theme this season, Las Plumas gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past the Live Oak Lions 11-5. The win was familiar territory for Las Plumas who now have five in a row.
Bryan Houghton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Houghton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Houghton was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Las Plumas got a big performance out of Jason Martinez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Breyden Lopez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Like Las Plumas, Live Oak also got a great game from a two-way player: Bradley Perigo. On the mound, he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Perigo was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
Perigo wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eben Jones, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Las Plumas is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Live Oak, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Las Plumas will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Downey at 1:30 p.m. As for Live Oak, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Durham at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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