El Camino had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Maranatha Christian on Monday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Max Bell
| 03/31/25 vs Maranatha Christian | 4 |
| 03/10/25 vs Oceanside | 3 |
| 04/29/24 @ St. Augustine | 2 |
| 05/04/24 vs La Jolla | 1 |
Max Bell looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Ethan Stelzer was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Nate Paopao was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
El Camino was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maranatha Christian only posted a batting average of .263.
The victory (which was El Camino's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Maranatha Christian, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
El Camino didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-2 victory against El Capitan on the 1st. As for Maranatha Christian, they have also already played their next matchup, a 10-4 loss against Coronado on the 1st.
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