The El Capitan Vaqueros will face off against the Poudre Impalas at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in El Capitan's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Poudre has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
El Capitan had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt San Diego on Monday. El Capitan put the hurt on San Diego with a sharp 13-7 victory.
David Vera
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David Vera was incredible, going a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs, three doubles, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Harbach, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two doubles.
Vera wasn't the only one working in the hit department: El Capitan kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Diego only managed six hits.
Meanwhile, Poudre didn't have quite enough to beat Denver North on Thursday and fell 12-11. That's two games in a row now that the Impalas have lost by just one run.
Poudre saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Lamb, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. Brady Santillanes was another, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
El Capitan's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Poudre, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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