Softball Game Preview: El Toro Chargers vs. Woodbridge Warriors

The El Toro Chargers will venture away from home to take on the Woodbridge Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games El Toro has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

El Toro made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Beckman, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Chargers fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Chargers have lost by exactly two runs.

Emerson Rollins made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Camyrn Bradshaw, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs.

Meanwhile, Woodbridge never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over University. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.

Mia Tamkoc tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Seli Yamamoto, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Hafner E also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Woodbridge pushed their record up to 12-9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for El Toro, they now have a losing record of 11-12.

El Toro skirted past Woodbridge 3-2 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.