The Eagle Rock Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Monroe Vikings. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eagle Rock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Port of Los Angeles 2-1.
Eagle Rock's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Sugi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monroe waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They beat the Monarchs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-7.
Miguel Gonzalez and Aaron Beltran made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Gonzalez pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Beltran pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Gonzalez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Beltran scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cesar Rojas was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now hit three or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Lopez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Eagle Rock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Monroe, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eagle Rock has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Monroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Eagle Rock skirted past Monroe 2-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Monroe's Daniel Ponce, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Eagle Rock to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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