Wednesday just wasn't the day for El Toro's offense. They fell just short of the Esperanza Aztecs by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to El Toro of the 4-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2021.
For Esperanza's part, not much got past Sam Orozco, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep El Toro off the board. Orozco has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Esperanza's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Romero, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
El Toro has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Esperanza, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10.
El Toro will stay at home for another game and welcome San Clemente at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. San Clemente's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so El Toro's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Esperanza, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-1 loss vs. Los Alamitos on the 4th.
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