Estancia will square off against Marshall at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Estancia comes in on six and Marshall on five.
Estancia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat Rancho Mirage by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Marshall sidestepped Heritage Christian for a 4-3 win. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Michael Gerst looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Marshall's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Thatcher, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Adan Castro was another, earning one run and two stolen bases.
Estancia's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-13. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Marshall, their win bumped their record up to 20-6-1.
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