Baseball Preview: Terra Nova Tigers vs. El Camino Colts
The Terra Nova Tigers will head out on the road to take on the El Camino Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Terra Nova is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Aragon just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 10-4 to the Dons.
Vincent Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Ronin Sargent was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, El Camino came up short against South San Francisco on Saturday and fell 10-7.
El Camino also got a good showing from Ryan Bollentini, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Bollentini has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nicholas Jang and Andy Mak did some serious damage despite the final result: Jang got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI, while Mak scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jacob Alcantara, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Terra Nova's record is now 7-11-1. As for El Camino, their record is now 12-7.
Terra Nova might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from El Camino in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Terra Nova, Ryan Rocha (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched) 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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