The El Toro Chargers will head out to square off against the Beckman Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games El Toro has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
El Toro is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since March 7th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Trabuco Hills by a score of 8-6.
Meanwhile, Beckman hadn't done well against San Clemente recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Patriots never let the Tritons get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Patriots sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Not much got past Kiyomi Okamoto, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep San Clemente off the board. Okamoto has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Beckman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Kim, who went 3-for-4 with one double.
Beckman's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for El Toro, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
El Toro suffered a grim 13-6 defeat to Beckman when the teams last played back in April. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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