The El Capitan Vaqueros will venture away from home to square off against the West Hills Wolf Pack at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Capitan's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so West Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
El Capitan is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since February 26th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Granite Hills 6-4.
Makenna Burton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Kylee Frazier
| 05/12/26 vs Granite Hills | 4 |
| 03/16/26 vs Del Norte | 3 |
| 02/26/26 vs Clairemont | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ Steele Canyon | 3 |
| 04/30/26 @ Santana | 2 |
On the hitting side, Kylee Frazier was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Isabella Farris also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, West Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 11-4 to Santana.
El Capitan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for West Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.
West Hills' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: El Capitan has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. It's a different story for West Hills, though, as they've been averaging 9.2 hits. Given El Capitan's sizable advantage in that area, the Wolf Pack will need to find a way to close that gap.
El Capitan beat West Hills 9-6 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vaqueros since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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