Baseball Preview: Eastlake Titans vs. El Capitan Vaqueros
Eastlake is 3-0 against El Capitan since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Eastlake Titans will look to defend their home field against the El Capitan Vaqueros at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eastlake comes in on 11 and El Capitan on five.
Eastlake is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Otay Ranch (and have done all season long). Everything went Eastlake's way against Otay Ranch on Tuesday as Eastlake made off with a 9-1 victory. With that win, Eastlake brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Noah Libed made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Libed was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Eastlake got a great performance from Nick Romero as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Romero has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Noah Betanco was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jacob May, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday El Capitan sidestepped West Hills for a 3-1 victory.
Brody McAuliffe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, El Capitan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Terrones, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Harbach, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Eastlake is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for El Capitan, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-9.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Eastlake has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. However, it's not like El Capitan struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Eastlake's way against El Capitan when the teams last played back in March of 2018 as Eastlake made off with a 16-1 victory. Will Eastlake repeat their success, or does El Capitan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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