Villa Park took a six-run defeat the last time they faced off against El Dorado, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Spartans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Golden Hawks a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted since March 6th.
Villa Park is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for El Dorado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-10.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Villa Park will face off against rival Sunny Hills at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, El Dorado is set to take on their familiar foe Sonora at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Golden Hawks 2.5, the Raiders 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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