The Eastlake Titans have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Scripps Ranch Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastlake's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Scripps Ranch's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Eastlake earned a 7-2 victory over Point Loma.
Nolan Nunes tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Solano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Wells, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Scripps Ranch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of St. Augustine by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Scripps Ranch has lost by just one run.
Scripps Ranch saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Green, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Eastlake has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Scripps Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Everything went Eastlake's way against Scripps Ranch when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Eastlake made off with an 8-2 win. Will Eastlake repeat their success, or does Scripps Ranch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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