El Capitan won the last time they faced Merced, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The El Capitan Gauchos skirted past the Merced Bears 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for El Capitan.
Brennen Centeno tossed a big game, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jarrett Blake, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Merced's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Gomez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The victory got El Capitan back to even at 11-11. As for Merced, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
El Capitan will have a chance to go back-to-back against Merced: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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