Estancia is 9-1 against Saddleback since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Estancia Eagles will be playing at home against the Saddleback Roadrunners at 3:15 p.m. Estancia will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Estancia gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Heritage Christian a 13-0 shutout.
Vaughn McCrea made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). McCrea has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. McCrea was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jake Humphries was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was John Uchytil, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Saddleback's offense. They suffered a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Santa Ana on Friday. Saddleback has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Saddleback saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruben Gutierrez, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Estancia is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Saddleback, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Saddleback's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Estancia has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Saddleback, though, as they've been averaging 10.5. Given Estancia's sizable advantage in that area, Saddleback will need to find a way to close that gap.
Estancia beat Saddleback 6-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Estancia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saddleback turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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