El Capitan won the last time they faced Golden Valley and things went their way on Monday too. The Gauchos blew past the Cougars 14-0. The Gauchos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Braylen Centeno, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. El Capitan is undefeated when Centeno posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Angel Rivera, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Gauchos
| 03/31/25 @ Golden Valley | 50% |
| 03/28/25 @ Buhach Colony | 33.3% |
| 03/26/25 vs Buhach Colony | 45.8% |
| 03/24/25 @ Buhach Colony | 42.9% |
| 03/21/25 vs Atwater | 16.3% |
| + 13 more games |
El Capitan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
El Capitan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Golden Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: El Capitan beat the Cougars by a score of 22-2 later that day.
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