Oakdale was the 10-0 winner over El Capitan when they last played one another back in May of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Oakdale Mustangs fell 11-6 to the El Capitan Gauchos on Wednesday. Oakdale has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oakdale got a good showing from Ayden Ardis, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ardis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Glen Weber was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Talan Abel, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On El Capitan's side, Phoenix Alexander looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, El Capitan let Angel Rivera and Jarrett Blake loose on the outfield. Rivera scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Blake scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cristian Nava, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Oakdale's defeat dropped their record down to 21-7. As for El Capitan, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-11.
Oakdale will be playing at home against Beyer at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Beyer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for El Capitan, they will head out on the road to face off against Bear Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (El Capitan: 3.7, Bear Creek: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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