Baseball Recap: Eastlake Extends Winning Streak to Two

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Previous 5 Games

03/28/25 - Away	4-1 W
03/28/25 - Away	4-1 W
05/25/19 - Neutral	5-3 W
05/31/18 - Home	4-5 L
05/29/18 - Home	8-3 W

Eastlake won against Poway on Friday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Eastlake beat Poway by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 4-1 on Friday.

Jordan Gomez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other pitching news, Max Tello looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, Joel Vargas was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Hamza Hatahet was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

The win made it two in a row for Eastlake and bumps their season record up to 7-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Poway, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

Coming up, Eastlake will square off against Grossmont at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Poway, they will welcome Vista Grande at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Poway 3.6, Vista Grande 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.