El Dorado stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past the Portola Tigers 16-1.
Gavin Ashton and Jacksen Liddell were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Ashton didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Liddell pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Ashton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Ashton scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Liddell scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason DeOcampo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Portola's side, Johnny Stewart was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
El Dorado has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Portola, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
El Dorado has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Bradshaw Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bradshaw Christian will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something El Dorado surely won't give up without a fight. As for Portola, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Redding Christian at 2:00 p.m. on April 9th. Portola is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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