The Mt. Eden Monarchs will take on the Encinal Jets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Mt. Eden sitting on six straight wins and Encinal on nine.
Mt. Eden is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over San Leandro. Give Mt. Eden's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Jayden Schafer's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mt. Eden's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hector Due?as, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cristian Alvarenga, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Encinal can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hayward with a sharp 16-2 victory.
Kyle Cooke looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Evan Furuichi was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Hudson Taylor was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Mt. Eden's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-11. As for Encinal, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Mt. Eden came up short against Encinal when the teams last played back in March, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Encinal's Darren Olson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Mt. Eden knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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