Baseball Game Preview: Camarillo Scorpions vs. Pacifica Tritons

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2024, 12:56pm

Preview: Camarillo Scorpions vs. Pacifica Tritons

Camarillo is 7-2 against Pacifica since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Camarillo Scorpions will head out on the road to face off against the Pacifica Tritons at 3:30 p.m. Camarillo will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Last Friday, Camarillo sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Moorpark. Seven seems to be a good number for Camarillo as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Nick Tostado tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Victor Tostado picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Boston Bateman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run. Trotter Enright was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Pacifica had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against San Marcos on Friday. Pacifica has not had much luck with San Marcos recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Mekaeo Lualemana was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Camarillo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Pacifica, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1.

Camarillo came up short against Pacifica in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 9-5. Can Camarillo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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