Baseball Recap: Encinal extends home winning streak to nine

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 1:28am

Baseball Recap: Encinal Jets vs. Las Lomas Knights

Encinal entered their tilt with Las Lomas with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Las Lomas Knights on Saturday and snuck past 12-11. 12 seems to be a good number for Encinal as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Mateo McMinn looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Encinal got a massive performance out of Evan Furuichi, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Anthony Wilson, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.

On Las Lomas' side, Rowan Shea and Charles Kruger stepped up to the plate in a big way. Shea scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Kruger went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Noah Sison was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Encinal pushed their record up to 14-7 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Las Lomas, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

Encinal will be playing in front of their home fans against San Lorenzo at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Encinal is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Las Lomas, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Berean Christian at 4:00 p.m. Berean Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

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