Baseball Preview: Steele Canyon Cougars vs. Santana Sultans
The Steele Canyon Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Santana Sultans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Steele Canyon has now lost 15 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 13.
Last Tuesday, Steele Canyon came up short against Helix and fell 8-4.
Steele Canyon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Steinberger, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Santana, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Granite Hills 1-0. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Santana as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
The result came thanks to Adam Brabandt's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Charles Dibble, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Steele Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Santana, their win bumped their record up to 5-17.
Steele Canyon came up short against Santana when the teams last played on April 4th, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santana's Nathan Dowers, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Steele Canyon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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