
Storm
03/07/25 vs Chula Vista Learning Community Charter | 13 |
03/27/25 @ El Cajon Valley | 9 |
03/25/25 @ Castle Park | 8 |
02/25/25 @ Mount Miguel | 7 |
High Tech SD won the last time they faced El Cajon Valley and things went their way on Thursday too. High Tech SD blew past El Cajon Valley 11-2. Considering the Storm have won four matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Cottrell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cottrell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Mikey Ortiz was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for High Tech SD: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 0-5 otherwise. Tyson Vaugh was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
High Tech SD always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Cajon Valley only posted an OBP of .355.
The win made it two in a row for High Tech SD and bumps their season record up to 4-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for El Cajon Valley, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Coming up, High Tech SD will square off against High Tech Mesa at 2:00 p.m. on April 5. As for El Cajon Valley, they will challenge Rock Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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