El Camino dropped to 11-12 on Wednesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Torrey Pines Falcons by a score of 6-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 22-5 on Monday.
Kieren Smith
| 04/29/26 @ Torrey Pines | 3 |
| 04/20/26 @ San Pasqual | 3 |
| 04/17/26 vs Sage Creek | 3 |
| 04/22/26 vs San Pasqual | 2 |
| 04/10/26 vs Mission Hills | 2 |
| + 12 more games |
Kieren Smith put in work no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. El Camino is 2-1 when Smith posts three or more hits, but 9-11 otherwise.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Rodriguez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
As for Torrey Pines, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games.
On Torrey Pines' side, Rhys Germon looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Germon a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
While El Camino had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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