Baseball Recap: Monte Vista Monarchs vs. El Capitan Vaqueros
Monte Vista can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the El Capitan Vaqueros. The victory was just what Monte Vista needed coming off of a 7-0 defeat in their prior match.
Gavin Daley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Daley has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Daley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Justyn Stone was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Niko Heidt was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On El Capitan's side, Brody McAuliffe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Monte Vista pushed their record up to 10-4-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for El Capitan, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Monte Vista will be playing at home against West Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monte Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so West Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for El Capitan, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Monte Vista at 4:00 p.m. on April 18th.
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