Baseball Game Preview: Eastlake Titans vs. San Ysidro Cougars

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Previous Games

05/21/21 - Home	1-0 W
05/18/21 - Away	15-2 W
03/07/20 - Neutral	14-3 W
05/08/19 - Home	3-0 W
05/06/19 - Away	10-0 W
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Eastlake has gone a perfect 10-0 against San Ysidro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Titans will head out to face off against the Cougars at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastlake 2.7, San Ysidro 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

San Ysidro will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Eastlake extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Titans walked away with a 9-4 win over Classical Academy. That's two games straight that the Titans have won by exactly five runs.

Max Tello looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Angel Laya and Austin Stroberg did most of the damage at the plate: Laya went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Stroberg went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs Stroberg has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Hamza Hatahet, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

Meanwhile, San Ysidro unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Wednesday. They fell just short of Coronado by a score of 4-3.

San Ysidro saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marco Hernandez, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.

Eastlake's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for San Ysidro, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.

Eastlake came out on top in a nail-biter against San Ysidro in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.