Softball Recap: Eastwood Troopers vs. Eastlake Falcons
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastwood gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eastlake Falcons a 9-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Eastwood has won by exactly nine runs.
Miranda Guillen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Guillen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Guillen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samara Escobedo, who went 5-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabriela DeAnda, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Eastwood is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-8-1 record this season. As for Eastlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-16.
Eastwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Eastlake also has no future games currently scheduled.
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