The Capuchino Mustangs will take on the Heritage Patriots in a tournament on Monday. Capuchino will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Tuesday, Capuchino got the win against Branham by a conclusive 16-2. Considering the Mustangs have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jordan Estrella tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February.
Lucas Zayac
| 03/25/25 vs Branham | 3 |
| 03/24/25 vs Palo Alto | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ King's Academy | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Mills | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs Evergreen Valley | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lucas Zayac, who went a perfect 6-for-6 with three runs and four RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Capuchino's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Cameron Chin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Central Valley typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Heritage proved too difficult a challenge. They never let the Hawks get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Heritage saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alonzo Alvarez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.
Heritage's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Capuchino, their record now sits at 8-4.
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