Baseball Preview: El Capitan Gauchos vs. Ripon Indians
El Capitan is 3-0 against Ripon since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The El Capitan Gauchos will be playing at home against the Ripon Indians at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Ripon is hoping to do on Monday what Buhach Colony couldn't on Thursday: put an end to El Capitan's winning streak, which now stands at five games. El Capitan had just enough and edged Buhach Colony out 3-2.
Matthew McQuillen made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. McQuillen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. McQuillen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Fabian Sotelo looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
McQuillen wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braylen Centeno, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Ripon had just enough and edged Hilmar out 4-3 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ripon.
El Capitan has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Ripon, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
El Capitan was able to grind out a solid win over Ripon in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, winning 9-6. Does El Capitan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ripon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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