Tuesday just wasn't the day for Vista's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Camino Wildcats on Tuesday. Vista was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as El Camino apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Vista saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier LaPena, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On El Camino's side, not much got past Zane Nordquist, who gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Vista off the board.
At the plate, Mason Browning and Dominic Bonacci did most of the damage at the plate: Browning went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and an RBI, while Bonacci scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Darren Lopez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Vista's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for El Camino, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Vista will stay at home for another game and welcome McClatchy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (McClatchy: 1.9, Vista: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for El Camino, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Taft at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. El Camino's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Taft's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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