El Capitan entered their tilt with West Hills with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the West Hills Wolf Pack out 3-1. That's more bragging rights for El Capitan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brody McAuliffe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, El Capitan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Terrones, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Landon Harbach, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
El Capitan has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for West Hills, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-15.
El Capitan will challenge Eastlake at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastlake will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something El Capitan surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Hills, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against El Capitan at 4:00 p.m.
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