Baseball Recap: El Toro Chargers vs. Aliso Niguel Wolverines
El Toro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 11-2 loss at the hands of the Aliso Niguel Wolverines. The result was an unpleasant reminder to El Toro of the 9-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
El Toro saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Merwin, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
On Aliso Niguel's side, Connor Etnire tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Etnire has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jarett Sabol was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Alex Hamada was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
El Toro's loss dropped their record down to 6-19. As for Aliso Niguel, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
While El Toro had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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