Baseball Preview: Marshall Eagles vs. South El Monte Eagles
The Marshall Eagles will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the South El Monte Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marshall comes in on three and South El Monte on four.
Last Wednesday, Marshall sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Rosemead.
Ethan Sparks tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marshall saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Esparza, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, South El Monte was able to grind out a solid win over Mountain View on Friday, taking the game 5-2.
Marshall is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for South El Monte, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Marshall has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South El Monte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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