The El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. The last four games El Paso Leadership Academy East has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Saturday, El Paso Leadership Academy East didn't have quite enough to beat Riverside and fell 2-1.
El Paso Leadership Academy East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JOEL AVILA, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Cathedral's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of El Paso Leadership Academy East by a score of 6-5.
Derek Armendariz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Julian Escalante, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Cathedral didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
El Paso Leadership Academy East's loss dropped their record down to 18-13. As for Cathedral, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
El Paso Leadership Academy East came out on top in a nail-biter against Cathedral in their previous meeting on Thursday, sneaking past 6-5. Will El Paso Leadership Academy East repeat their success, or does Cathedral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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