For the second straight game, El Camino will face off against Del Norte. The Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Camino is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, El Camino didn't have quite enough to beat Del Norte and fell 5-4.
For Del Norte's part, Aiden Sun was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sun was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Del Norte's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't).
In other pitching news, Cole Hoffman tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Grey Gusich, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Del Norte pushed their record up to 9-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for El Camino, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
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