El Toro waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Douglas Tigers.
El Toro got a great performance from Grayson Goers as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Goers also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because El Toro is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
Niko Castillo
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At the plate, Niko Castillo was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Kenny Park, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
El Toro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got El Toro back to even at 5-5. As for Douglas, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
El Toro will face off against Beckman at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Douglas, they are taking a road trip to square off against Esperanza at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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