The Irvine Vaqueros will head out on the road to square off against the Portola Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Irvine hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
On Friday, Irvine came up short against Woodbridge and fell 5-1.
Irvine got a good showing from Ethan Kim, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Kim has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Portola was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell just short of Sage Hill by a score of 3-2.
Portola saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yoshi Tsuge, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Portola didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sage Hill only tossed four.
Irvine's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11-1. As for Portola, they dropped their record down to 9-9-1 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Irvine beat Portola 6-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Irvine since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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