Baseball Recap: El Modena Vanguards vs. El Dorado Golden Hawks
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but El Modena ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past the El Dorado Golden Hawks 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for El Modena.
Nick Santivanez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Santivanez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Santivanez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Cash Ferinac looked comfortable as he pitched an inning 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 walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Christian Tafua was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Lukus Alvarado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On El Dorado's side, Diego Gonzalez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
El Modena is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season. As for El Dorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
El Modena didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 9-5 win vs. Diamond Bar on the 20th. El Dorado has also already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Long Beach Poly on the 20th.
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