After flying high against Sunnyside on Friday, Eastmont came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell just short of the Eisenhower Cadets by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Wildcats were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Cadets' pitcher proved too tough.
Jaxon Eurton was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Eurton was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Eurton wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Manny Barrios, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Wildcats
| 04/28/26 @ Eisenhower | 2-3 |
| 04/24/26 @ Sunnyside | 12-1 |
| 04/24/26 @ Sunnyside | 12-1 |
| 04/21/26 vs Sunnyside | 17-0 |
| 04/17/26 @ Cashmere | 0-6 |
The defeat snapped Eastmont's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-6 record. As for Eisenhower, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12.
While Eastmont 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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