The El Dorado Golden Hawks will square off against the Crean Lutheran Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (El Dorado 3, Crean Lutheran 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
El Dorado will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Foothill, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Golden Hawks came out on top against the Knights by a score of 6-1 on Friday.
El Dorado got a great performance from Jacob Alvarez as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Those hits marked the first that Alvarez allowed this season.
At the plate, Aiden McNaughton was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Brady Abner was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Crean Lutheran, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Sonora 11-4 on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Saints needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
El Dorado is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Crean Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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