The East Union Lancers will square off against the Mountain House Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain House took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on East Union, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, East Union was able to grind out a solid victory over Sierra, taking the game 6-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.
Joe Alvarez
| 03/21/25 vs Central Catholic | 8 |
| 03/01/25 vs Turlock | 7 |
| 03/28/25 @ Patterson | 6 |
| 02/21/25 @ Lincoln | 6 |
| 03/10/25 @ Laguna Creek | 2 |
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Joe Alvarez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He is becoming a predictor of East Union's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is undefeated (and 7-9 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Peyton Heath, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. East Union is undefeated when Heath posts two or more runs, but 5-9 otherwise. Kirk Simoni was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mountain House was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 13-1 to Manteca.
Mountain House saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
East Union now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Mountain House, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12-1.
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