On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but the Birmingham Patriots had to settle for a 5-3 loss against the Eastlake Titans.
For Eastlake's part, Noah Libed was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Libed was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Eastlake got a great performance from Jake Davis as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
Libed wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Betanco, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Birmingham's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4-1. As for Eastlake, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Birmingham is on the road again on Wednesday to play Rancho Bernardo at 4:00 p.m. Rancho Bernardo is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so Birmingham will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Eastlake will take on Elk Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Elk Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Eastlake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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