El Toro is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Capistrano Valley Christian is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
El Toro's hitters rose to the challenge against a Mustangs pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.39 points allowed last Tuesday. El Toro blew past Trabuco Hills 10-1.
Kylie Loertscher was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Loertscher has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Loertscher was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Madison Huff was incredible, going 5-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Camyrn Bradshaw, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Capistrano Valley Christian stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Samueli Academy a 15-0 shutout.
Like El Toro, Capistrano Valley Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Kylee Cammarato. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Cammarato was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savannah Maier, who fired off two stolen bases, five RBI, and three doubles while going 4-for-4. Macy Manrique was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
El Toro is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Capistrano Valley Christian, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.
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