El Capitan entered their tilt with Madison with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Madison Warhawks out 9-7. That's two games straight that El Capitan has won by exactly two runs.
The team relied heavily on Brody McAuliffe, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Emilio Fearn Flores, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Madison's side, they got a good showing from Colin Gallagher, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Jorge Luque made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack O'Toole, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
El Capitan's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Madison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.
El Capitan will head out on the road to face off against Mount Miguel at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. El Capitan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Mount Miguel's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Madison, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bonita Vista at 4:00 p.m. on April 8th. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Madison: 3.7, Bonita Vista: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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