Baseball Preview: San Lorenzo Valley Cougars vs. Scotts Valley Falcons
San Lorenzo Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Scotts Valley Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
San Lorenzo Valley lost 11-2 to Santa Cruz on Friday.
San Lorenzo Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Clinkenbeard, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Scotts Valley came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Knights onto the board and left with a 13-0 win.
Colin Melrose tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jack Abel was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Wing, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
San Lorenzo Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14-2 record this season. As for Scotts Valley, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
San Lorenzo Valley came up short against Scotts Valley when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melrose, who tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Now that San Lorenzo Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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