The Coronado Thunderbirds will venture away from home to take on the Eastlake Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Coronado took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Socorro a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Thunderbirds have won 11 matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaxon Baptist looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
Ryan Salcedo
| 04/22/25 vs Socorro | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs Eastwood | 3 |
| 04/13/24 vs Eastwood | 3 |
| 04/11/25 @ Pebble Hills | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Socorro | 2 |
On the hitting side, Ryan Salcedo was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ben Wilson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Coronado was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive games.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Eastlake and Franklin, and Eastlake kept the tradition alive. The Falcons put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 13-4 victory on Thursday.
Coronado has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Eastlake, their record is now 12-15.
Coronado skirted past Eastlake 4-3 in their previous matchup on April 4th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunderbirds since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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