The Andress Eagles will take on the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Andress' victory against Irvin wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Andress had just enough and edged out Irvin 5-3. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Rockets recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, while Santa Teresa put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Parkland. Santa Teresa blew past Parkland 15-0. The Desert Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by ten runs or more this season.
Marcos Rivera looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Santa Teresa got a massive performance out of Jackson Simpson, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Those home runs marked the first that Simpson launched this season. Ardon Luna was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Santa Teresa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .640. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Santa Teresa's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7.7 runs. As for Andress, their record now sits at 6-8.
Andress couldn't quite get it done against Santa Teresa in their previous meeting back in February of 2018 as they fell 5-1. Can Andress avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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