It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Arroyo ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past the Marshall Eagles 4-2. The win was nothing new for Arroyo as they're now sitting on four straight.
Joaquin Salcedo was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Fernando Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
On Marshall's side, Ethan Sparks was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Michael Gerst relieved him and did a solid job, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Marshall saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Callaway, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Marshall didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arroyo only tossed five.
Arroyo is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Marshall, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.
Arroyo will be playing in front of their home fans against South El Monte at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marshall, they will head out on the road to challenge El Monte at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall is facing El Monte at the right time seeing as El Monte is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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