The Del Campo Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Capital Christian Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Del Campo has three straight victories, Capital Christian has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Del Campo beat Sacramento by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2.
Brody Bieneman made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Bieneman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bieneman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Alex Carter looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Robert Franklin, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Skyler Maynor, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Capital Christian suffered a tough 18-5 defeat at the hands of Christian Brothers on Friday.
Jonah Anderson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Barker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Del Campo's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Capital Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Del Campo came out on top in a nail-biter against Capital Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Will Del Campo repeat their success, or does Capital Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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