Borrego Springs and Julian are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Borrego Springs Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Julian Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Borrego Springs had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Scots as they made off with a 13-7 victory. Borrego Springs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Chris Alcaraz and Adrian Marin made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Alcaraz struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Marin tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Alcaraz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Alcaraz scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Marin scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Peter Rodriguez was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Morales, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Julian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Warner an 8-0 shutout. The win was just what Julian needed coming off of a 26-5 loss in their prior match.
Borrego Springs' victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Julian, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Borrego Springs' way against Julian when the teams last played back in March as Borrego Springs made off with a 16-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Borrego Springs 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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