Baseball Preview: Nipomo Titans vs. Templeton Eagles
The Nipomo Titans will be playing at home against the Templeton Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Nipomo can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They blew past Orcutt Academy 11-2. 11 seems to be a good number for Nipomo as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ethan Silveira looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rowan Horton was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Austin Jones was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Templeton beat Paso Robles 10-7 on Thursday.
Charlie Kline made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Kline was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Luke Stetz was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kolton Sobyra, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Nipomo's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs per game. As for Templeton, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Nipomo has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Templeton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Nipomo's way against Templeton when the teams last played back in March as Nipomo made off with a 10-1 victory. Will Nipomo repeat their success, or does Templeton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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