El Cajon Valley is 5-0 against Crawford since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The El Cajon Valley Braves will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Crawford Colts, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
El Cajon Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Hoover on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 9-5 to the Cardinals. El Cajon Valley has struggled against Hoover recently, as their match on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Eduardo Cazarez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Cazarez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Matias Herrera led a balanced group of hitters, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and a double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Crawford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 12-1 defeat to High Tech CV might stick with them for a while.
El Cajon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Crawford, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
El Cajon Valley beat Crawford 11-7 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will El Cajon Valley repeat their success, or does Crawford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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