The Capitol Hill Redskins will challenge the Classen SAS Comets at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Capitol Hill took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Will Rogers College as they made off with a 10-2 win.
Julian Rubio
| 05/01/26 vs Will Rogers College | 6 |
| 04/17/26 @ Putnam City West | 3 |
| 04/09/26 @ Grant | 7 |
Julian Rubio made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
In other batting news, Capitol Hill let Anthony Sanchez and Santos Flores run wild. Sanchez went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Flores went 2-for-4 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those five RBI gave Flores a new career-high. Alan Duarte was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Capitol Hill hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least two batters in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Classen SAS had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Ropers. That's two games straight that the Comets have won by just one run.
Gavin Peterson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Classen SAS is undefeated when Peterson posts two or more runs, but 7-18-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Makai Kyle, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Capitol Hill's victory bumped their record up to 12-30-1. As for Classen SAS, their win bumped their record up to 10-18-1.
Everything went Capitol Hill's way against Classen SAS in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, as Capitol Hill made off with an 11-1 victory. Will the Redskins repeat their success, or do the Comets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
