The El Dorado Golden Hawks will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Villa Park Spartans at 3:15 p.m. The last five games El Dorado has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, El Dorado didn't have quite enough to beat Long Beach Poly and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that El Dorado has lost by just one run.
El Dorado got a good showing from Trent Larsen, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Larsen 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, El Dorado saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Abner, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Villa Park, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Brea Olinda on Monday.
Villa Park also got a great performance from Luke Wobrock as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Zach Mattern and Aaron Sambath did most of the damage at the plate: Mattern went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run, while Sambath scored a run while going 1-for-2.
El Dorado has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-12 record this season. As for Villa Park, their victory bumped their record up to 15-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. El Dorado has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Villa Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
El Dorado skirted past Villa Park 1-0 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Villa Park's Justin Tims, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will El Dorado still be able to contain Tims? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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