The El Capitan Gauchos are taking a road trip to face off against the Atwater Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: El Capitan has struggled recently with 22 losses in a row, while Atwater will arrive with four straight wins.
El Capitan came up short against Golden Valley on Friday, falling 11-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Atwater). Everything went their way against Buhach Colony on Thursday as Atwater made off with a 20-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Atwater got a massive performance out of Kaydence Armando, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Those four runs gave Armando a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lauren Gonzales, who went 2-for-5 with one home run and five RBI.
Atwater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .651. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Atwater's record is now 12-3. As for El Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
El Capitan suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Atwater when the teams last played on March 6th. Can El Capitan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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