El Camino and Escondido are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The El Camino Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Escondido Cougars at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. El Camino will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
On Thursday, it was close, but El Camino sidestepped Escondido for a 5-4 win.
For Escondido's part, Ryder Taylor put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Taylor was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Taylor wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Makaih Gonzalez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. Jake ` Fleming was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
El Camino has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Escondido, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.
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