For the second straight game, El Capitan will face off against Los Banos. The Gauchos will be playing at home against the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Capitan has eight straight wins, Los Banos has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While El Capitan's victory against Los Banos wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Gauchos narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Tigers 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Gauchos have posted since April 25, 2024.
The team relied heavily on Angel Rivera, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and one double. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Gaoiran, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
El Capitan's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Los Banos, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
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