Eastwood is 2-8 against Americas since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastwood Troopers will look to defend their home field against the Americas Trail Blazers at 6:30 p.m. Eastwood will stroll in with a 12 game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their March 14 matchup with Americas.
Eastwood can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. Everything went their way against Coronado as Eastwood made off with an 18-2 win.
Damariz Aguilera tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Samara Escobedo, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Chloe Mena was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Americas pushed their score all the way to ten on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Pebble Hills by a score of 11-10. Americas has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Zoe Bella o'hara put in work while hitting and pitching. She tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. Bella o'hara was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lea Guevara and Suri Flores did some serious damage despite the final result: Guevara scored three runs while going 4-for-4, while Flores went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Iyana Fierro, who went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a stolen base, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Americas was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with seven doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Eastwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6-1 record this season. As for Americas, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-18-1.
Tuesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Eastwood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .445. However, it's not like Americas struggles in that department as they've averaged .357. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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