The Oakdale Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the El Capitan Gauchos at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Oakdale: 3.7, El Capitan: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Oakdale is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Sierra just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Timberwolves.
Oakdale got a good showing from Colby Crofts, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Oakdale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Dias, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, El Capitan's hitters rose to the challenge against a Indians pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.61 runs allowed on Monday. El Capitan was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Ripon. Winning may never get old, but El Capitan sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
El Capitan also got a great performance from Fabian Sotelo as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Sotelo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cristian Nava was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Juan Munoz, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Oakdale's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-6. As for El Capitan, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Oakdale took their win against El Capitan in their previous matchup back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Oakdale repeat their success, or does El Capitan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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