Torrance waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Torrance also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Mateo Rickman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Rickman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rickman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Rickman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Slater Nunez, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Capistrano Valley Christian's side, they got a good showing from Reid Boyer, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
Even though they lost, Capistrano Valley Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 14th loss (out of 22 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Torrance is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season. As for Capistrano Valley Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-17 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Torrance will challenge Wiseburn- Da Vinci at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Wiseburn- Da Vinci has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Capistrano Valley Christian, they are on the road again on Monday to play Esperanza at 3:00 p.m. Capistrano Valley Christian is facing Esperanza at the right time seeing as Esperanza is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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