The Harker Eagles will be playing at home against the Monta Vista Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Harker finally turned things around against Westmoor on Thursday. Everything went Harker's way against Westmoor as Harker made off with a 9-1 victory.
Shaurya Jain was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Jain has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jain was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brandon Zau, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monta Vista has not done well against Lynbrook recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Monta Vista came out on top against Lynbrook by a score of 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monta Vista.
Harker's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Monta Vista, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-16.
Harker skirted past Monta Vista 6-4 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Harker repeat their success, or does Monta Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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