The El Dorado Aztecs will head out on the road to challenge the Americas Trail Blazers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. El Dorado is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
In what's become a running theme this season, El Dorado gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Coronado 11-1. The victory was just what El Dorado needed coming off of a 9-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
El Dorado let Leyda Martinez and Jackie Schmidt loose on the outfield. Martinez went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run, while Schmidt went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Triana, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Americas was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell 5-2 to Eastwood. With that loss, Americas now have a three game overall losing streak to go with their drought on the road.
Odalys Solis was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
El Dorado's win bumped their record up to 18-15. As for Americas, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-19-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. El Dorado hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Americas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went El Dorado's way against Americas when the teams last played back in March as El Dorado made off with an 8-1 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Americas' Giselle Alcala, who went 4-for-4 with a home run. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will El Dorado still be able to contain Alcala? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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