El Capitan and Santana are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The El Capitan Vaqueros will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Santana Sultans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, El Capitan didn't have quite enough to beat Steele Canyon and fell 3-2.
Shelby Vars was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, El Capitan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Leone, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Santana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Helix by a score of 4-3.
El Capitan has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10-4 record this season. As for Santana, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything went El Capitan's way against Santana in their previous meeting on April 9th as El Capitan made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Capitan 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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