El Capitan is 2-8 against Merced since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The El Capitan Gauchos will be playing at home against the Merced Bears at 4:00 p.m.
El Capitan is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 10-0 to Patterson. That's two games in a row now that El Capitan has lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Merced earned a 7-3 victory over Atwater on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Merced.
El Capitan's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Merced, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10-1 record this season.
El Capitan suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Merced in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Merced's Annalise Ramirez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Now that El Capitan 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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