The El Dorado Cougars will stay at home for another game and welcome the Portola Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. El Dorado is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but El Dorado had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Twelve Bridges.
JJ Allen put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Allen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Allen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gavin Ashton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, El Dorado didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Twelve Bridges only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Portola has not done well against Quincy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Portola sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Quincy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Portola.
The team relied heavily on Johnny Stewart, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Tanner Carr was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
El Dorado's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for Portola, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. El Dorado has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Portola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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