Eastlake is 2-8 against Mater Dei Catholic since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastlake Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Eastlake: 3.5, Mater Dei Catholic: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eastlake's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Bonita Vista on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Barons. Eastlake's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei Catholic stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Bonita Vista as Mater Dei Catholic made off with a 9-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Mater Dei Catholic sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Analesse "Peanut" Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and only one walk). Garcia has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Michaella Salvatierra, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lilia Alpuche, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Eastlake's loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Eastlake came up short against Mater Dei Catholic when the teams last played last Friday, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mater Dei Catholic's Arri Romero, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Eastlake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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