The El Dorado Cougars will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Amador Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. El Dorado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, El Dorado came up short against Reed and fell 6-1.
El Dorado saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Parsons, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Jacksen Liddell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Amador had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Wildcats. That's two games straight that Amador has won by exactly five runs.
Brad Blankenheim made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Blankenheim has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Blankenheim was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
El Dorado has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-8 record this season. As for Amador, they pushed their record up to 12-11 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Amador's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: El Dorado has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .469. It's a different story for Amador, though, as they've only averaged .362. Will they be able to contain El Dorado's hitters?
Everything went El Dorado's way against Amador when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as El Dorado made off with a 17-3 victory. Does El Dorado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Amador turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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