The Eastlake Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Mira Mesa Marauders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastlake has three straight wins, Mira Mesa has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Eastlake beat Olympian by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-4.
Addison Suriano looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Eastlake let Desiree Gomez and Mia Vasquez loose on the outfield. Gomez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Vasquez went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Bri Ayap, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Mira Mesa fell victim to San Pasqual and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 1-0.
Mira Mesa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Esqueda, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Eastlake is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Mira Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Mira Mesa's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Eastlake hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .332. It's a different story for Mira Mesa, though, as they've only averaged .233. Will they be able to contain Eastlake's hitters?
Eastlake skirted past Mira Mesa 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Will Eastlake repeat their success, or does Mira Mesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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