The Vista del Lago Eagles are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Folsom Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Vista del Lago put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Grant a 15-0 shutout.
Ethan Rhee was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Bolyard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Folsom waltzed into their contest on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Diamondbacks 14-3. Folsom's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ben Bowers looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Jacob Klapper was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Logan Hutton was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Vista del Lago is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Folsom, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Vista del Lago has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Folsom struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Vista del Lago came up short against Folsom in their previous matchup on March 8th, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Folsom's Christian Serrano, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that Vista del Lago knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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