El Capitan came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Granite Hills Eagles, falling 18-1. The loss continues a trend for the Vaqueros in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
El Capitan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kasen Baker, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
El Capitan's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Granite Hills, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-0-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. El Capitan will square off against Helix at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Highlanders' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Vaqueros' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Granite Hills, they will take on Grossmont at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles are facing the Foothillers at the right time seeing as the Foothillers are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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