The San Clemente Tritons will square off against the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Clemente has four straight wins, Capistrano Valley Christian has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, San Clemente needed a bit of extra time to put away El Toro. They had just enough and edged out the Chargers 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tritons have posted since April 17, 2024.
Luca Cifuentes spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Emily Racine was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Anela Saxton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Capistrano Valley Christian didn't have quite enough to beat West Covina on Tuesday and fell 4-2.
San Clemente pushed their record up to 12-5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.5 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.92 in the others. As for Capistrano Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went San Clemente's way against Capistrano Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as San Clemente made off with a 9-2 victory. Does San Clemente have another victory up their sleeve, or will Capistrano Valley Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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