Baseball Preview: El Capitan Gauchos vs. Golden Valley Cougars
El Capitan has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Golden Valley Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Capitan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Golden Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
El Capitan owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top against Golden Valley by a score of 4-0.
Not much got past Brennen Centeno, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Golden Valley off the board. Centeno has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Braden Giardina was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Juan Munoz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
El Capitan is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Golden Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
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