It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Estancia ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Garden Grove Argonauts, sneaking past 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since March 20th.
Brooks Harder
| 04/21/26 @ Garden Grove | 5 |
| 04/08/26 @ Santa Ana | 3 |
| 04/14/26 @ Savanna | 1 |
| 02/28/26 @ Victor Valley | 1 |
Brooks Harder made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other pitching news, Estancia gave Ramon Perez the start and clearly made the right call: he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Perez has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
Harder wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sean Sweeney, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Estancia's victory bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Garden Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Estancia will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Argonauts: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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