Eastlake extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping them up to 13-6. They blew past the Otay Ranch Mustangs 12-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Titans also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Max Tello looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Hamza Hatahet
| 04/21/26 vs Otay Ranch | 2 |
| 04/15/26 @ Helix | 2 |
| 04/01/26 @ Point Loma | 2 |
| 03/30/26 vs Christian Brothers Academy | 2 |
| 03/25/26 vs St. Augustine | 2 |
| + 9 more games |
At the plate, Hamza Hatahet was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Eastlake: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Vargas, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
Eastlake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
As for Otay Ranch, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-6. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for they, who until this matchup were averaging 3.79 runs allowed.
On Otay Ranch's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ivan Soto, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Eastlake beat the Mustangs by a score of 15-4 on Thursday.
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