Eastwood is 8-2 against El Dorado since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastwood Troopers will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Dorado Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Eastwood's favor as the squad sits on 11 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while El Dorado has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastwood gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Pebble Hills 15-3. 15 seems to be a good number for Eastwood as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ariana Hernandez and Miranda Guillen were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hernandez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Guillen tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Hernandez went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Guillen went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Samara Escobedo was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Deja Churchill, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but El Dorado had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Pebble Hills on Tuesday.
Like Eastwood, El Dorado also got a great game from a two-way player: Mia Davis. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Davis was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Davis wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackie Schmidt, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, El Dorado didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Eastwood is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6-1 record this season. As for El Dorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-14.
Friday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Eastwood has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .503. However, it's not like El Dorado struggles in that department as they've averaged .467. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Eastwood suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to El Dorado in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Eastwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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