Baseball Preview: Mount Miguel Matadors vs. El Capitan Vaqueros
Mount Miguel is 1-9 against El Capitan since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mount Miguel Matadors will head out on the road to take on the El Capitan Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mount Miguel is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Thursday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monte Vista.
Mount Miguel saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Castillo, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for El Capitan's offense. They fell 3-0 to Valhalla on Thursday. El Capitan has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mount Miguel's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for El Capitan, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Mount Miguel might still be hurting after the 15-1 defeat they got from El Capitan in their previous matchup on April 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of El Capitan's Brody McAuliffe, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Mount Miguel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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