The El Toro Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the San Clemente Tritons at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After soaring to a nine-point win in their last game, El Toro came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of Capistrano Valley by a score of 4-2. El Toro's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Kylie Loertscher spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, El Toro saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sadie Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Emery, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, El Toro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capistrano Valley only tossed three.
Meanwhile, San Clemente was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Trabuco Hills by a score of 3-2.
El Toro's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for San Clemente, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went El Toro's way against San Clemente in their previous meeting back in March as El Toro made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Toro since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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