The El Capitan Vaqueros will head out on the road to take on the Helix Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Capitan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Helix's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
El Capitan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Sultans. Six seems to be a good number for El Capitan as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Shelby Vars tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ciara Bernardini, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Thorne, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Helix fell victim to Granite Hills and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 8-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. The game marked that first time this year in which Helix was not able to get on the board.
The win got El Capitan back to even at 6-6-4. As for Helix, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Everything went El Capitan's way against Helix when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as El Capitan made off with an 8-2 victory. Will El Capitan repeat their success, or does Helix have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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