Baseball Recap: Santa Fe Christian Eagles vs. La Jolla Country Day Torreys
Santa Fe Christian waltzed into their match on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the La Jolla Country Day Torreys. This was payback for Santa Fe Christian, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Will Marenghi spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jack Haferkamp and Connor Sawyer did most of the damage at the plate: Haferkamp went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI, while Sawyer scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Haferkamp is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Scheibe, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On La Jolla Country Day's side, Jack Circuit was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Santa Fe Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for La Jolla Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6-1.
Santa Fe Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against La Jolla Country Day: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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