Preview: Del Oro Golden Eagles vs. Lincoln Trojans
Two dominant two-way players in Ben Brown and Raymond Olivas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Del Oro Golden Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Lincoln Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Del Oro, who comes in off a win.
Del Oro put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Ponderosa. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Del Oro.
The team relied heavily on Masen Belding, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Moore, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
After soaring to a seven-point win in their last game, Lincoln came back down to earth on Wednesday. They fell just short of Pitman by a score of 2-0.
Lincoln also got a good showing from Joey Victor, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Aden Bowman relieved him and did a solid job, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, Lincoln saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Davis, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The victory got Del Oro back to even at 4-4. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Del Oro has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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