On Wednesday, Esperanza got themselves on the board against El Toro, but El Toro never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the El Toro Chargers and snuck past 1-0. That's more bragging rights for Esperanza, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sam Orozco spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Esperanza saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Romero, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Esperanza has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for El Toro, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Esperanza didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-1 defeat vs. Los Alamitos on the 4th. As for El Toro, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against San Clemente at 3:45 p.m. San Clemente's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so El Toro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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