The Del Norte Nighthawks will face off against the El Camino Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Del Norte is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Sage Creek by a score of 10-9 on Saturday. The Nighthawks' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Aiden Sun was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Grey Gusich, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, El Camino was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of San Pasqual.
El Camino saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kieren Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. Nate Kozina also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Del Norte now has a losing record of 8-9. As for El Camino, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Everything went Del Norte's way against El Camino in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as Del Norte made off with an 8-2 victory. Will the Nighthawks repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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