In what's become a running theme this season, Eldred gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tri-Valley Bears an 11-0 shutout. This was a revenge match for Eldred, as the team was forced to settle for a 9-3 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Josh Warming was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Warming has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Warming was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Jake Card was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Austin Spannos was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Eldred back to even at 4-4. As for Tri-Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Eldred will head out on the road to challenge SS Seward at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Eldred is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Tri-Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chester at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chester's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Tri-Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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