The El Toro Chargers will face off against the Quartz Hill Royals at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. The last six games El Toro has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
El Toro is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Diamond Ranch 5-3.
Hayden Stofle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Ellie Mattocks
| 05/15/25 vs Diamond Ranch | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Hart | 2 |
| 04/18/24 @ Capistrano Valley | 2 |
| 04/16/24 vs Trabuco Hills | 2 |
| 03/26/24 @ Trabuco Hills | 2 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ellie Mattocks, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Emerson Rollins also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
El Toro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Ventura typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Quartz Hill proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 8-4.
Quartz Hill also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Dakota Ponder gave up four earned runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. Ponder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Janelle Garcia was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Julissa Lopez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
The win got El Toro back to even at 12-12-1. As for Quartz Hill, their record is now 18-7.
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