The San Ysidro Cougars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Olympian Eagles at 3:30 p.m. San Ysidro will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, San Ysidro got the win against Hilltop by a conclusive 8-2.
Marco Hernandez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Alejandro Buenrostro was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Emmanuel Valdez, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Olympian fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mater Dei Catholic on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 4-3. Olympian's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Joaquin Roman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jordan Bleisch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Esteban Diaz, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
San Ysidro is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Olympian, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Olympian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: San Ysidro hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Olympian, though, as they've only averaged .235. Will they be able to contain San Ysidro's hitters?
San Ysidro skirted past Olympian 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Olympian's Andrew Arnce, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will San Ysidro still be able to contain Arnce? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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