Arroyo came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Marshall Eagles out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Arroyo, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Arroyo saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fernando Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Marshall's side, Wes Pendleton was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over 8.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Pendleton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Arroyo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Marshall, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Arroyo will head out on the road to challenge South El Monte at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South El Monte is on a three-game streak of home wins, Arroyo a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Marshall will take on El Monte at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall is facing El Monte at the right time seeing as El Monte is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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