The Villa Park Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the El Dorado Golden Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Villa Park: 2.1, El Dorado: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Villa Park took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over Brea Olinda.
Villa Park got a great performance from Luke Wobrock as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Wobrock has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Villa Park let Zach Mattern and Aaron Sambath loose on the outfield. Mattern went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run, while Sambath scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, El Dorado didn't have quite enough to beat Long Beach Poly on Saturday and fell 3-2. El Dorado has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
El Dorado also got a good showing from Trent Larsen, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, El Dorado saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Abner, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Villa Park's win bumped their record up to 15-11. As for El Dorado, their loss dropped their record down to 14-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Villa Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like El Dorado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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