Steele Canyon dropped their record down to 14-12-1 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Capitan Vaqueros. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Cougars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Steele Canyon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ily Barclay, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
As for El Capitan, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On El Capitan's side, not much got past Makenna Burton, who gave up just six hits to keep Steele Canyon off the board. Burton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sofia Simone, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ciara Bernardini, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Steele Canyon will take on rival Santana at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, El Capitan is set to challenge their familiar foe Granite Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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