The Eastwood Troopers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Eastlake Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastwood is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Franklin (and have done all season long). Eastwood blew past Franklin 13-4.
Ariana Hernandez was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Chloe Mena was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Alexis Corona was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eastlake had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Spartans.
Aydenn Estrada looked comfortable as she pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tomi Parham, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Samantha Ponce, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Eastwood has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8-1 record this season. As for Eastlake, they pushed their record up to 18-15 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Eastwood's way against Eastlake when the teams last played back in March as Eastwood made off with a 15-5 win. Does Eastwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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