After losing to Cathedral the last time they met, El Paso Leadership Academy East decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders had just enough and edged the Cathedral Fighting Irish out 6-5. That's two games straight that El Paso Leadership Academy East has won by just one run.
HIRAM ESPINOZA was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. ARTURO BARRAZA was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
On Cathedral's side, Derek Armendariz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Julian Escalante, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Cathedral didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for El Paso Leadership Academy East and bumps their season record up to 18-12. As for Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
El Paso Leadership Academy East is on the road again on Saturday to play Riverside at 9:00 a.m. The last three games El Paso Leadership Academy East has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Cathedral, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against El Paso Leadership Academy East at 5:00 p.m. Cathedral is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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