The El Camino Eagles will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Center Cougars at 9:30 a.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
El Camino waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 14-4 win. El Camino's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Charlie Snyder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Snyder was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, El Camino got a massive performance out of Matt Avila, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Michael Rojas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Center gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Liberty Ranch as Center made off with an 8-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Center.
Like El Camino, Center also got a great game from a two-way player: Emare Viera. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Viera was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Center let Riley Mason and Diego Sandoval loose on the outfield. Mason scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Sandoval scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
El Camino's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Center, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
El Camino beat Center 8-3 in their previous meeting on March 7th. Does El Camino have another victory up their sleeve, or will Center turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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