El Capitan fell victim to Milford and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 16-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 on Thursday.
El Capitan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendall Hammon, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Another was Paul Woods, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
El Capitan has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. The win (which was Milford's third in a row) raised their record to 10-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. El Capitan will welcome St. Michael at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. El Capitan is facing St. Michael at the right time seeing as St. Michael is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Milford, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Millard at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Millard has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.18 runs per game on average), something Milford will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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