The El Camino Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the St. Augustine Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (El Camino: 3.4, St. Augustine: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
El Camino is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Escondido just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 11-4 to the Cougars.
El Camino got a good showing from Brody Rodriguez, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rodriguez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tyson Rodriguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, El Camino didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Escondido only tossed three.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 18-1 margin over Christian. St. Augustine might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
St. Augustine also got a great performance from Michael Ivanjack as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Justin Heffler, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Thomas Carney was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
El Camino's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8. As for St. Augustine, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. El Camino hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. Augustine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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