Baseball Preview: East Bakersfield Blades vs. Foothill Trojans
The East Bakersfield Blades will be playing at home against the Foothill Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Bakersfield put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over West. While fans of East Bakersfield might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Esiah Santiago made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Santiago was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, East Bakersfield got a massive performance out of Carlos Vela Escalera, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Andrew Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Foothill narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Golden Valley 5-3.
Like East Bakersfield, Foothill also got a great game from a two-way player: Ramon Diaz. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Diaz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Diaz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Diaz wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reeco Cardoza, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
East Bakersfield's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10. As for Foothill, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Bakersfield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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