The Estancia Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Estancia is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
On Tuesday, Estancia got the win against Bolsa Grande by a conclusive 15-4.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Rancho Alamitos and Bolsa Grande meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Vaqueros were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Matadors.
Henry Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Rancho Alamitos' success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 5-2 (and 6-8 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Rancho Alamitos let Leo Monroy and Carson Lamb run wild. Monroy went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Lamb went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those three runs gave Monroy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Shepherd, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Rancho Alamitos was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got Estancia back to even at 13-13. As for Rancho Alamitos, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
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