The El Camino Colts will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Terra Nova Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, El Camino came up short against South San Francisco and fell 10-7.
El Camino got a good showing from Ryan Bollentini, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Bollentini has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nicholas Jang and Andy Mak did some serious damage despite the final result: Jang got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI, while Mak scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jacob Alcantara, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Terra Nova unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 10-4 to Aragon.
Vincent Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ronin Sargent, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
El Camino's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Terra Nova, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11-1.
El Camino took their win against Terra Nova in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Terra Nova's Caleb Catalano, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for El Camino to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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