Eastlake entered their tilt with Americas with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Americas Trail Blazers on Friday. This was payback for Eastlake, who suffered a 10-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Andrea Apodaca, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Celina Estrada, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Americas' side, Zoe Bella o'hara was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bella o'hara has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bella o'hara was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Iyana Fierro made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Miley Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Eastlake is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14 record this season. As for Americas, they dropped their record down to 12-17-1 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Eastlake will take on Socorro at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastlake is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Americas, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Pebble Hills at 9:00 a.m. Americas is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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