It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Silverado Hawks duke it out with Lancaster Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Silverado's last matchup with Adelanto could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Friday. Silverado came up short against Adelanto, falling 10-4.
Nico Padilla and Uriel Martin did some serious damage despite the final result: Padilla went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run, while Martin went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Padilla hit this season.
Even though they lost, Silverado was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Lancaster had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Lions.
Lancaster pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Silverado, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Silverado beat Lancaster 11-7 when the teams last played back in March of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silverado since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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