The Capistrano Valley Cougars will challenge the Edison Chargers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Capistrano Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Edison's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Capistrano Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Northwood 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since April 16, 2024.
Gavin Collins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Collins was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he stole this season.
In other pitching news, Spencer Korzep looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Capistrano Valley is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise.
Sammy Rucker
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Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Sammy Rucker, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Capistrano Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Edison was able to grind out a solid win over Narbonne on Thursday, taking the game 7-4. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Gauchos recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Edison now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Capistrano Valley, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3.
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