Julian and Borrego Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Julian Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Borrego Springs Rams at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Julian: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Borrego Springs has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Last Thursday, Julian got themselves on the board against Warner, but Warner never followed suit. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Wildcats. The victory was just what Julian needed coming off of a 26-5 loss in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Borrego Springs gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Vincent Memorial as Borrego Springs made off with a 13-7 victory.
Chris Alcaraz and Adrian Marin were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Alcaraz struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Marin tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Alcaraz has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Alcaraz scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Marin scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Borrego Springs got a massive performance out of Peter Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Morales, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-5.
The win got Julian back to even at 2-2. As for Borrego Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Julian suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Borrego Springs in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marin, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that Julian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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