Eisenhower had lost five straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-10 to make it six. They fell just short of the Bloomington Bruins by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Eisenhower saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Aguilar, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
As for Bloomington, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. While they didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
On Bloomington's side, they got a great performance from Andrew Lira as he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Lira a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nathan Martin, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Isaac Martin, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Coming up, Eisenhower will take on Nuview Bridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Bloomington, they will venture away from home to take on Colton at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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