Placer had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell 4-0 to the El Capitan Gauchos on Friday. The Hillmen have struggled against the Gauchos recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Placer got a good showing from Dolen Gendron, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Placer saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Otis, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
The win made it two in a row for El Capitan and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Coming up, Placer will venture away from home to face off against Enochs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for El Capitan, they will square off against Gregori at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. El Capitan's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Gregori's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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