The Bel Air Highlanders will venture away from home to face off against the Americas Trail Blazers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bel Air is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Bel Air turned things around against El Dorado on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Aztecs 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Highlanders have posted against the Aztecs since March 21, 2019.
Bel Air's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Julian Ponce, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Diego Ramirez was another, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Americas got the win against El Dorado last Friday by a conclusive 12-2. The Trail Blazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Americas pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bel Air, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 8-11-1.
Bel Air might still be hurting after the 15-6 loss they got from Americas in their previous matchup back in February of 2019. Can Bel Air avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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