Baseball Recap: Encinal Gets the Win

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Previous Games

04/28/26 - Home	2-1 W
05/15/25 - Neutral	2-6 L
05/02/25 - Home	0-2 L
04/30/25 - Away	4-6 L
03/02/23 - Away	1-2 L
+ 5 more games

Encinal hadn't done well against Castro Valley recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Jets had just enough and edged out the Trojans 2-1. For the Jets, this counts as revenge for the 6-2 victory the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2025.

Sebastian Brune tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.

On the hitting side, Encinal secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Evan Furuichi, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

The victory made it two in a row for Encinal and bumps their season record up to 14-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Castro Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season.

Encinal will have a chance to go back-to-back against Castro Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.