The El Dorado Golden Hawks will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Foothill Knights at 3:15 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (El Dorado: 2.6, Foothill: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After a string of seven wins, El Dorado's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Notre Dame (SO). Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, El Dorado's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
AJ Frausto spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, El Dorado saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Raya, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Foothill waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 5-2.
Patrick Quinn looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
El Dorado's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for Foothill, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. El Dorado has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
El Dorado came up short against Foothill when the teams last played back in March, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foothill's Brian Harbour, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that El Dorado knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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