For the second straight game, Villa Park will face off against El Dorado. The Spartans will host the Golden Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Villa Park 3.1, El Dorado 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Villa Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: El Dorado, who was ranked 24th at the time (Villa Park was ranked 14th). The Spartans came up short against the Golden Hawks on Monday, falling 18-2. The Spartans' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
For El Dorado's part, Nate Tierney tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. Tierney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, El Dorado got a massive performance out of Lorenzo Favela, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Favela a new career-high. Xavi Cadena was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
El Dorado always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for El Dorado and bumps their season record up to 20-7. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Villa Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-6.
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