For the second straight game, Los Banos will face off against El Capitan. The Tigers will host the Gauchos at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Los Banos came up short against El Capitan on Monday, falling 8-2. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For El Capitan's part, they got a great performance from Benny Centeno as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Centeno has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, El Capitan let Braylen Centeno and Angel Rivera run wild. Centeno scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Rivera scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Matthew McQuillen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
El Capitan hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in seven consecutive matches.
El Capitan is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Los Banos, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
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