Preview: El Camino Wildcats vs. Canyon Crest Academy Ravens
El Camino has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Canyon Crest Academy Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Camino will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Tuesday, El Camino was able to grind out a solid win over Holtville, taking the game 11-6.
Charlie Orman made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Orman was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Nate Esquivel looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Eric La Stella, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nate Kozina, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Canyon Crest Academy had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Fallbrook 6-5.
Allen Liu tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Derek Yu relieved him and did a solid job, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Becker, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Jack Harkin was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
El Camino pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Canyon Crest Academy, their record now sits at 2-6.
El Camino suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Canyon Crest Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Thankfully for El Camino, Brent Peluso (who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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