Helix is 9-1 against El Capitan since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Scotties will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
On Wednesday, Helix didn't have quite enough to beat Eastlake and fell 5-3. The loss continues a trend for the Scotties in their meetings with the Titans: they've now lost six in a row.
Romeo Briones
| 03/31/26 vs Murrieta Mesa | 3 |
| 03/30/26 vs Vista Grande | 3 |
| 03/09/26 vs Mira Mesa | 3 |
| 04/15/26 vs Eastlake | 2 |
| 03/11/26 @ Point Loma | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Helix saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Romeo Briones, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Briones is becoming a predictor of the Scotties' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 4-9 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, El Capitan suffered their closest defeat since March 16th on Thursday. They fell just short of Granite Hills by a score of 3-1.
Nathan McLean was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
Helix's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for El Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11-1.
Helix was able to grind out a solid win over El Capitan in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, winning 5-2. Will the Scotties repeat their success, or do the Vaqueros have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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