Baseball Game Preview: East Bakersfield Blades vs. Chavez Titans

The East Bakersfield Blades will be taking part in a tournament against the Chavez Titans at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Bakersfield will be strutting in after a win while Chavez will be coming in after a defeat.

East Bakersfield's tournament run continued when they took on Mira Monte on Monday. Everything went East Bakersfield's way against Mira Monte as East Bakersfield made off with a 13-4 victory. The win continues a trend for the Blades in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won seven in a row.

ONER LEYVA was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. LEYVA was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

In other batting news, SEBASTIAN MENDOZA was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was RANDY LENOIR, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Chavez came up short against Independence on Saturday, falling 11-1.

Chavez saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Popoy, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Popoy brought in this season.

Chavez's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for East Bakersfield, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.

East Bakersfield suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Chavez in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can East Bakersfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.