The Escondido Charter White Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Monte Vista Monarchs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Escondido Charter will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Escondido Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Palo Verde Valley. That's two games straight that Escondido Charter has won by exactly three runs.
Silas Telfer was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Telfer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Hydar, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Monte Vista was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell just short of Imperial by a score of 3-2.
David Aceron made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three doubles and two RBI. Damian Ordaz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Monte Vista was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Imperial only hit a.
Escondido Charter is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Monte Vista, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-10-1 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Escondido Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monte Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Escondido Charter came up short against Monte Vista in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, falling 10-5. Thankfully for Escondido Charter, Abraham Sanchez (who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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