The El Dorado Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Galt Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. El Dorado is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
El Dorado put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Rosemont with a sharp 17-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for El Dorado.
Jonah Linn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Linn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cooper Williams and Mason DeOcampo did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while DeOcampo scored five runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Gavin Ashton was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Galt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. Their rough 12-0 defeat to Bradshaw Christian might stick with them for a while.
El Dorado has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Galt, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
El Dorado took their win against Galt in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 10-3. Does El Dorado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Galt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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