The Eastwood Troopers will head out on the road to square off against the Eastlake Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastwood entered their tilt with Franklin with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 10-6 on Saturday.
Ariana Hernandez made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned runs off five hits. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Alexis Corona was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs. Gabriela DeAnda was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, even though Pebble Hills scored an imposing ten runs on Saturday, Eastlake still came out on top. Eastlake had just enough and edged Pebble Hills out 11-10. With that victory, Eastlake brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Eastlake got a massive performance out of Lena Rojas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriella Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
Eastwood pushed their record up to 21-6-1 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Eastlake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-12.
Eastlake's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Eastwood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Eastlake, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4 per game. Will Eastwood keep running through batters, or will Eastlake buck the trend?
Everything went Eastwood's way against Eastlake in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Eastwood made off with a 14-4 win. Does Eastwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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