Camarillo and Royal are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Camarillo Scorpions will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Royal Highlanders at 3:30 p.m. Camarillo will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Last Friday, Camarillo got the win against Oak Park by a conclusive 12-1.
Oak Park's batters probably weren't too happy with Nick Tostado, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up three walks). Tostado also set a new season high mark in hits with no.
On the hitting side, Camarillo got a massive performance out of Boston Bateman, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Brayden Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Royal didn't have quite enough to beat Moorpark on Friday and fell 2-1. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Royal in their matchups with Moorpark: they've now lost three in a row.
Royal saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zachary Nagy, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Camarillo's win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Royal, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Camarillo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Royal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Camarillo beat Royal 4-0 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Royal's Isaiah Tillman, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Camarillo still be able to contain Tillman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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