The Esperanza Aztecs will challenge the South East Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Esperanza lost 9-3 to Sunny Hills on Friday. The Aztecs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Esperanza saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wiley Garcia, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, South East beat Roosevelt 6-2 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
Jonathan Castro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Delonte Jones was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of South East's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 7-14 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Munoz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
South East's victory bumped their record up to 10-15. As for Esperanza, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.
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