El Camino was the 6-1 winner over Mission Vista when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The El Camino Wildcats fell just short of Mission Vista by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that El Camino has lost by exactly two runs.
Darren Lopez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of X Mount, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, El Camino didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission Vista only tossed eight.
On Mission Vista's side, Fernando Cabrera tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Rowan Cooke was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Saldivar, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
El Camino's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7. As for Mission Vista, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
While El Camino had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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