For the second straight game, Eastlake will face off against Coronado. The Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastlake is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Eastlake took on Coronado on Tuesday. The Falcons fell just short of the Thunderbirds by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Falcons have suffered since March 1st.
For Coronado's part, they got a great performance from Jaxon Baptist as he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Baptist has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ben Wilson, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Walt Mann, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Coronado has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Eastlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
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