For the second straight game, Garfield will face off against Bell. The Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Garfield 4, Bell 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Monday just wasn't the day for Garfield's offense. They fell just short of Bell by a score of 2-0 on Monday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
For Bell's part, not much got past Adolfo Esquivel, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Garfield off the board. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Esquivel.
The victory was the third in a row for Bell, bringing their record up to 16-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Garfield, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
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