Baseball Recap: Eastlake Titans vs. Otay Ranch Mustangs
Eastlake waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Otay Ranch Mustangs a 4-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Eastlake also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Jake Davis's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Noah Betanco was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jacob May, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Eastlake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Otay Ranch, their loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-16.
Eastlake will challenge Montgomery at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Eastlake: 2.6, Montgomery: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Otay Ranch, they will head out on the road to face off against Bonita Vista at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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