The El Capitan Vaqueros will take on the Madison Warhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
University City hit El Capitan with a five-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vaqueros fell just short of the Centurions by a score of 9-8. The Vaqueros have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kasen Baker was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Ryder Powers also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Madison, as they earned their first away victory of the season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Grossmont a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Warhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Colin Gallagher's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Charlie Kroning, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jorge Luque, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Madison picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-3. As for El Capitan, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
El Capitan was able to grind out a solid victory over Madison when the teams last played on Friday, winning 9-6. Will the Vaqueros repeat their success, or do the Warhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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