For the second straight game, Buhach Colony will face off against El Capitan. Buhach Colony will challenge El Capitan at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Buhach Colony has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Things were looking good for Buhach Colony after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 17-3 to El Capitan. The Thunder have struggled against the Gauchos recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
For El Capitan's part, they got a great performance from Benny Centeno as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. El Capitan is 3-1 when Centeno allowsone or fewer earned runs, but 2-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cooper Gaoiran, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Angel Rivera, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
El Capitan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Buhach Colony's loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1. As for El Capitan, their record is now 5-6.
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