El Camino extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 5-12 in the process. They fell 5-1 to the San Mateo Bearcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bearcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on Tuesday.
Nicholas Jang
| 04/17/25 vs San Mateo | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ San Mateo | 3 |
| 04/12/25 vs South San Francisco | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Menlo School | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Menlo School | 1 |
Nicholas Jang made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played.
As for San Mateo, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
On San Mateo's side, Christian Louie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. Louie is becoming a predictor of the Bearcats' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 6-2 (and 3-5 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, San Mateo's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Julian Bleess, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Hayato Nishiyama was another, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. El Camino will head out to take on Terra Nova at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for San Mateo, they will venture away from home to challenge American at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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