Softball Game Preview: Indio Rajahs vs. El Toro Chargers

The Indio Rajahs will challenge the El Toro Chargers at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Indio will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Indio is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Northview 4-2. That's two games straight that the Rajahs have won by exactly two runs.

Kaila Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.

At the plate, Indio's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carmen Gordillo, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask El Toro). They put the hurt on Quartz Hill with a sharp 14-7 victory on Saturday. The Chargers not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 22nd (when they won 10-0).

El Toro also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Hayden Stofle gave up just two earned (and five unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. Stofle has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, El Toro got a massive performance out of Sadie Mitchell, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Ellie Mattocks was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

El Toro kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in March of 2024.

Indio pushed their record up to 18-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for El Toro, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-12-1.