The Irvine Vaqueros will venture away from home to take on the El Modena Vanguards at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Irvine's last matchup with San Juan Hills could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's contest on Saturday. The Vaqueros came up short against the Stallions, falling 9-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Vaqueros in their meetings with the Stallions: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, El Modena entered their tilt with Palm Desert on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They didn't even let the Aztecs on the board, marking their second-straight 1-0 shutout. While the Vanguards didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
El Modena's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Troy Nielsen., who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Isaac Silva also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
El Modena hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palm Desert struck out seven times.
El Modena's record is now 4-1. As for Irvine, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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