Preview: Coronado Thunderbirds vs. Eastwood Troopers
Coronado is 8-2 against Eastwood since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Coronado Thunderbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Eastwood Troopers at 6:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Tuesday, Coronado came up short against Pebble Hills and fell 6-2. That's two games in a row now that Coronado has lost by exactly four runs.
Ben Wilson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Nico Olea was another key contributor, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastwood got themselves on the board against Pebble Hills last Wednesday, but Pebble Hills never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Spartans out 2-0.
This is the second loss in a row for Coronado and nudges their season record down to 10-9. As for Eastwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Coronado beat Eastwood 6-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Does Coronado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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