The Santa Margarita Eagles will challenge the Crespi Celts at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The last five games Santa Margarita has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Santa Margarita is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Los Alamitos 5-4. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Crespi faced Mira Costa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Celts narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Mustangs 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Celts, who have now won six contests in a row.
Crespi pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Santa Margarita, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season.
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