El Capitan had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Bear Creek Bruins. That result was just more of the same for these two, as El Capitan also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
El Capitan got a great performance from Brennen Centeno as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Centeno has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Gaoiran, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Juan Munoz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
On Bear Creek's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Silva, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
El Capitan is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Bear Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-12.
As of now, neither El Capitan nor Bear Creek have any future games scheduled.
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