The El Camino Eagles will be playing at home against the Christian Brothers Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. El Camino will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Wednesday, El Camino made easy work of Sacramento and carried off a 13-2 victory.
Oaklee Schwartz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Schwartz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, El Camino let Za'Niyah Smith and Chloe Roach loose on the outfield. Smith scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Roach scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Emi Kuwabara was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Christian Brothers' offense. They lost 10-0 to Elk Grove on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Christian Brothers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even though they lost, Christian Brothers hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elk Grove struck out six times.
El Camino's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11. As for Christian Brothers, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
El Camino might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Christian Brothers when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Christian Brothers' Maya Filger, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that El Camino knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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