The Eldorado Golden Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the West Mesa Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Eldorado came up short against Farmington and fell 10-5. Eldorado has struggled against Farmington recently, as their match on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Julie Martin was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and nine unearned) runs off eight hits. Martin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Shannon Harrison was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Mya Gallegos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Piedra Vista.
Eldorado's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for West Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Eldorado suffered a grim 19-2 defeat to West Mesa in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Mesa's Mia Encinias, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Eldorado knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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