El Capitan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Atwater Falcons. That's more bragging rights for El Capitan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew McQuillen made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits (and not a single walk). McQuillen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. McQuillen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cooper Gaoiran was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Juan Munoz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Atwater's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Perez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
El Capitan is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Atwater, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
El Capitan will head out on the road to challenge Gregori at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Gregori's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so El Capitan's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Atwater, they will be playing at home against Central Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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