Eldorado made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Valley, but still couldn't quite topple them. The Eldorado Golden Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Valley Vikings a 13-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Eagles considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Abram Pine made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI and two doubles. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in doubles.
In other batting news, Cirillio Martinez and Timothy Kamphuis did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Kamphuis scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kavan Salas, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Eldorado always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley only posted an OBP of .200.
The victory made it two in a row for Eldorado and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Looking ahead, Eldorado will head out on the road to face off against Rio Rancho at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against East Mountain at 12:00 p.m.
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