The Crespi Celts will take on the El Dorado Golden Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Crespi 1.7, El Dorado 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
El Dorado will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Crespi extended their winning streak to four last Tuesday. Everything went the Celts' way against Chaminade as they made off with an 8-2 win. The Celts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only El Dorado walked away with it. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 5-0 shutout on Thursday.
Not much got past Logan Steenburgen, who gave up just five hits to keep Ayala off the board. Steenburgen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Vanderzee, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of David Domingo, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
El Dorado hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive contests.
El Dorado's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Crespi, their victory bumped their record up to 22-2.
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