Baseball Recap: Bear Creek Bruins vs. El Capitan Gauchos
If Bear Creek was feeling good off their 16-0 takedown of McNair last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bear Creek Bruins fell just short of the El Capitan Gauchos by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Bear Creek of the 8-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Bear Creek saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Silva, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On El Capitan's side, they got a great performance from Brennen Centeno as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Centeno has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Gaoiran, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Juan Munoz was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Bear Creek's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for El Capitan, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-11.
As of now, neither Bear Creek nor El Capitan have any future games scheduled.
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