The Aliso Niguel Wolverines will head out on the road to challenge the El Toro Chargers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Aliso Niguel has five straight victories, El Toro has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Aliso Niguel will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against El Toro on Tuesday. Aliso Niguel was the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over El Toro. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Aliso Niguel has managed all season.
Connor Etnire tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jarett Sabol, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Hamada, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Aliso Niguel has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for El Toro, their loss dropped their record down to 6-19.
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