The Encinal Jets will take on the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Encinal sitting on nine straight victories and Mt. Eden on six.
Encinal stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over Hayward.
Kyle Cooke looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Evan Furuichi was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Hudson Taylor was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Mt. Eden rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Pirates onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Mt. Eden's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
The result came thanks to Jayden Schafer's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mt. Eden's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hector Due?as, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cristian Alvarenga, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Encinal's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7. As for Mt. Eden, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season.
Encinal was able to grind out a solid victory over Mt. Eden in their previous meeting back in March, winning 6-3. Does Encinal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Eden turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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