On Tuesday, El Capitan got themselves on the board against Golden Valley, but Golden Valley never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Golden Valley Cougars. That's more bragging rights for El Capitan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brennen Centeno spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Braden Giardina, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Munoz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Golden Valley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Koen Heupel, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
El Capitan has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Golden Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: El Capitan beat Golden Valley by a score of 11-1.
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