The Buena Park Coyotes will head out on the road to square off against the Rancho Christian Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Buena Park sitting on three straight victories and Rancho Christian on six.
Buena Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Hueneme 13-4. Buena Park's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Izeah Reyes and Jose Arcos were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Reyes pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Meanwhile, Arcos didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Reyes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Reyes scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Arcos scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Alex Blancas was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Neil Navarro was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rancho Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Banning on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Aj Garza, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Buena Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Rancho Christian, they pushed their record up to 13-11 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Buena Park took their win against Rancho Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 11-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buena Park since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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