The El Capitan Gauchos are taking a road trip to face off against the Kimball Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Capitan has nine straight victories, Kimball has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
El Capitan barely beat Los Banos the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Gauchos never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday. The Gauchos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Zachary Hunter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Cooper Gaoiran and Cade Ivy did most of the damage at the plate: Gaoiran scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Ivy went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Those doubles marked the first that Ivy hit this season. Matthew McQuillen was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
El Capitan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Los Banos only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, Kimball came up short against St. Mary's on Friday, falling 13-6. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly seven runs.
Jordan Aldape was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has become a key player for Kimball: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-13 otherwise.
El Capitan's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Kimball, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
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