Escondido extended their losing streak to 11 on Monday, dropping them down to 4-21. They fell 6-1 to the El Camino Wildcats. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
Troy Witt was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April.
On the hitting side, Escondido saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Manganiello, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
As for El Camino, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. Six seems to be a good number for them as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On El Camino's side, they got a great performance from Santos Dominguez as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Dominguez has become a key player for the Wildcats: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-12 otherwise.
At the plate, Micah Sega and Tyson Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Sega went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with one home run. Those two runs gave Sega a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Johnathon Mount, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
While Escondido had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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