The matchup between Julian and Borrego Springs on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Julian Eagles lost 17-3 to the Borrego Springs Rams. Julian has struggled against Borrego Springs recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Julian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Cruz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Borrego Springs' side, Pedro Rodriguez made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rodriguez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Borrego Springs got a massive performance out of Chris Alcaraz, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Alcaraz has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Wesley Sexton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Julian's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Borrego Springs, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Julian will stay at home for another game and welcome Vincent Memorial at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Borrego Springs, they will head out on the road to take on Foothills Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Foothills Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Borrego Springs will come in with three straight victories.
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