Softball Recap: El Camino Eagles vs. Christian Brothers Falcons
After flying high against Sacramento last Wednesday, El Camino came back down to earth. The El Camino Eagles lost 13-1 to the Christian Brothers Falcons on Thursday. El Camino has not had much luck with Christian Brothers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
El Camino saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Roach, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Christian Brothers' side, Maya Filger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Filger has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Filger was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Hannah Tandy and Josephine Eschelman did most of the damage at the plate: Tandy scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Eschelman scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Hannah Jernigan was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
El Camino's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Christian Brothers, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
El Camino will head out on the road to face off against Del Campo at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Del Campo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Christian Brothers, they will head out on the road to square off against Vista del Lago at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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