El Capitan and Santana are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The El Capitan Vaqueros will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santana Sultans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santana took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on El Capitan, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, El Capitan had just enough and edged Bonita Vista out 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for El Capitan.
The team relied heavily on Ciara Bernardini, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. Alanna Christiaens was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Santana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Bonita Vista.
Santana saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenna Miller, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
El Capitan's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6-4. As for Santana, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Santana's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: El Capitan hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Santana, though, as they've only averaged .251. Will they be able to contain El Capitan's hitters?
El Capitan was able to grind out a solid win over Santana in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 5-1. Does El Capitan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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