For the second straight game, Eisenhower will face off against Colton. The Eagles will challenge the Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eisenhower has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Colton will come in with three straight wins.
Eisenhower managed to slip by Colton the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Eagles came up short against the Yellowjackets on Tuesday, falling 10-3.
For Colton's part, they gave Samuel Ruiz the start and clearly made the right call: he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts Ruiz has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ricky Sanchez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Ethan Paniaqua was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Colton hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in seven consecutive matchups.
Colton's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Eisenhower, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
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