El Toro won the last time they faced Trabuco Hills, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The El Toro Chargers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Trabuco Hills Mustangs 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for El Toro.
Kylie Loertscher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ellie Mattocks was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Camyrn Bradshaw was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
El Toro has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Trabuco Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. El Toro will face off against Capistrano Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (El Toro: 2.9, Capistrano Valley: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Trabuco Hills, they will head out on the road to square off against San Clemente at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Trabuco Hills is facing San Clemente at the right time seeing as San Clemente is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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