Escondido lost against El Camino last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Escondido Cougars fell just short of the El Camino Wildcats by a score of 5-4. Escondido has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ryder Taylor was huge no matter where he played even without the win. 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 big at the plate, 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.
On El Camino's side, the team relied heavily on Dominic Bonacci, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Zane Nordquist, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Escondido's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for El Camino, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-7.
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 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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