Preview: Villa Park Spartans vs. El Dorado Golden Hawks
Villa Park is on a three-game streak of home losses, El Dorado a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Villa Park Spartans will take on the El Dorado Golden Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Villa Park: 1.6, El Dorado: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Villa Park sidestepped Foothill for a 3-1 win.
Aaron Sambath spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Villa Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adian Young, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, El Dorado came up short against El Modena on Tuesday and fell 4-1.
El Dorado also got a good showing from Julian Rodriguez, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Jake Vanderzee was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Villa Park's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for El Dorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Villa Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like El Dorado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 per game. 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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