El Capitan is 1-9 against Golden Valley since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The El Capitan Gauchos will head out on the road to take on the Golden Valley Cougars at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
El Capitan is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Buhach Colony.
Meanwhile, Golden Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Merced by a score of 4-3.
Bree Barner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Golden Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriella Cienfuegos, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Golden Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merced only tossed eight.
El Capitan's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Golden Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
El Capitan suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Golden Valley in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barner, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 20 over seven innings pitched. Now that El Capitan knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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