El Toro was the 7-5 winner over Mission Viejo when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Chargers fell just short of the Diablos by a score of 9-8 on Wednesday.
Nacho Gonzales and Jack Mckelvy did some serious damage despite the final result: Gonzales scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Mckelvy went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Rajan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
El Toro's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Mission Viejo, they moved to 10-10 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
While El Toro had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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