Baseball Preview: Otay Ranch Mustangs vs. Eastlake Titans
Otay Ranch is 1-9 against Eastlake since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Otay Ranch Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastlake Titans at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Otay Ranch had just enough and edged Sweetwater out 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for Otay Ranch as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Santiago Araiza looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Otay Ranch's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Galicia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Victor Bennett was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Eastlake waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with an 8-2 victory.
Eastlake also got a great performance from Nick Romero as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Romero has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Solano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Solano is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Laya, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Otay Ranch's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-14. As for Eastlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Otay Ranch might still be hurting after the 14-3 defeat they got from Eastlake in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Otay Ranch have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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