Baseball Recap: MacArthur turns things around after tough road loss

By Team Reports Mar 27, 2024, 8:55am

Baseball Recap: MacArthur Generals vs. Eisenhower Eagles

There's no place like home for MacArthur, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They never let the Eisenhower Eagles onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for MacArthur, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The result came thanks to Ramiro Encinia's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks.

On the hitting side, Rodrigo Teran was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Fausto Lopez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

On Eisenhower's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jay'Markus Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a double.

Even though they lost, Eisenhower didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.

MacArthur's win bumped their record up to 9-10-1. As for Eisenhower, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.

MacArthur will have a chance to go back-to-back against Eisenhower: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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