Baseball Recap: Eastlake Takes a Loss

Falcons

Previous 5 Games

03/31/26 @ Coronado	0-10
03/28/26 @ Pebble Hills	7-5
03/06/26 @ Montwood	4-3
03/04/26 vs Montwood	2-1
02/28/26 vs Byron Nelson	1-4

Eastlake dropped down to 7-8 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Coronado Thunderbirds, falling 10-0. The shutout was out of character for the Falcons seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.

As for Coronado, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-8. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

For Coronado's part, A.J. Rivas was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. Rivas was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Walt Mann was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since March 4th. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Wilson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

While Eastlake had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.