Patterson and El Capitan are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Patterson Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the El Capitan Gauchos 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'.
Patterson is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Atwater just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 6-5. The defeat continues a trend for Patterson in their matchups with Atwater: they've now lost three in a row.
Jazmine Isom and Janelle Alvarez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Isom scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Alvarez scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kayla Ortiz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, El Capitan is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 11-1 to Golden Valley on Wednesday.
Patterson's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7. As for El Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Patterson took their victory against El Capitan in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 11-4. Will Patterson repeat their success, or does El Capitan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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