The Elsinore Tigers will take on the Liberty Bison at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Elsinore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Bishop Montgomery. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on five straight.
Elsinore got a great performance from Brayden Stankus as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ivan Huerta, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Liberty posted their closest victory since April 17th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out La Serna 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bison.
Elsinore pushed their record up to 20-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.
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