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| 05/23/25 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 06/01/23 - Away | 5-11 L |
| 05/26/23 - Neutral | 2-5 L |
| 04/06/23 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 03/28/18 - Away | 8-1 W |
| 05/26/17 - Home | 3-1 W |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eastlake had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the La Costa Canyon Mavericks 5-4. For the Titans, this counts as revenge for the 11-5 win the Mavericks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2023.
Jordan Gomez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Eastlake let Joel Vargas and Hamza Hatahet run wild. Vargas went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double, while Hatahet went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Hatahet has posted since back in April.
Eastlake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for La Costa Canyon, they dropped their record down to 16-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Eastlake wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 11-3 win against San Marcos on the 24th. La Costa Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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