Baseball Preview: Monte Vista Monarchs vs. El Capitan Vaqueros
After two games on the road, Monte Vista is heading back home. They will take on the El Capitan Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monte Vista: 3.8, El Capitan: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Monte Vista came up short against Valhalla and fell 7-4.
Reuben Cabugwas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, El Capitan unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak two weeks ago. They fell victim to a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Monte Vista. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, El Capitan couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brody McAuliffe was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Monte Vista's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5-1. As for El Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Monte Vista has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like El Capitan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Monte Vista took their victory against El Capitan when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 8-1. Will Monte Vista repeat their success, or does El Capitan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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