Eisenhower extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 5-16. They lost 10-3 to the Colton Yellowjackets. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Yellowjackets earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Eisenhower saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Gutierrez, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
As for Colton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-12. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Colton's side, 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.
At the plate, Ricky Sanchez was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Paniaqua, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
While Eisenhower had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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