The Eastwood Troopers will head out on the road to square off against the Socorro Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastwood is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
While Eastwood has not struggled against Americas recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Eastwood walked away with a 5-2 win over Americas.
Chloe Mena was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Socorro pushed their score all the way to 11 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Pebble Hills by a score of 12-11.
Leilene Cardoza was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Jaslyn Gardea was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Socorro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pebble Hills only tossed four.
Eastwood's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-6-1. As for Socorro, their loss dropped their record down to 22-8-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Eastwood hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Socorro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Eastwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Socorro when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastwood 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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