The El Capitan Vaqueros will square off against the Christian Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, El Capitan came up short against Santa Fe Christian and fell 4-1.
El Capitan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kasen Baker, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. Those doubles were Baker's first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Christian). They walked away with an 8-4 win over Coronado on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
The team relied heavily on Xander Molina, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Benji Molina, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles and one run.
Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
The victory got Christian back to even at 2-2. As for El Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
El Capitan came out on top in a nail-biter against Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Vaqueros repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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