The Villa Park Spartans will face off against the El Dorado Golden Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Villa Park 2.6, El Dorado 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Villa Park came up short against Canyon and fell 5-1.
Villa Park saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunner Santillo, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, El Dorado had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Lions.
El Dorado also got a great performance from Jacob Alvarez as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Alvarez also allowed five hits, marking his first of the season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Diego Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with one home run. Mason Kim was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
El Dorado pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Villa Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Everything went Villa Park's way against El Dorado in their previous matchup back in February, as Villa Park made off with a 15-7 win. Will Villa Park repeat their success, or does El Dorado has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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