The Elsinore Tigers will face off against the Camarillo Scorpions at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Elsinore sitting on six straight victories and Camarillo on five.
Elsinore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Liberty 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Andrew Jimenez, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Ivan Huerta was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Elsinore lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Camarillo posted their closest victory since April 17th on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Long Beach Poly, sneaking past 4-3.
Camarillo also got a great performance from Ryan Coyne as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Coyne also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Scorpions are 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 12-15 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Camarillo's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Escobar, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Camarillo's victory bumped their record up to 15-16. As for Elsinore, their win bumped their record up to 21-7.
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