Encinal waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Mt. Eden Monarchs with a sharp 11-1 win. Considering Encinal has won three games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kyle Cooke tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Leo Paredes was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Anthony Wilson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Mt. Eden's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Zamora, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Encinal pushed their record up to 4-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.7 runs per game. As for Mt. Eden, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Encinal will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mt. Eden: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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