Baseball Preview: San Lorenzo Valley Cougars vs. Scotts Valley Falcons
San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scotts Valley Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
San Lorenzo Valley is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Watsonville onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded San Lorenzo Valley with their most commanding win of the season.
Cody Houston was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Phil Nattrass, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Scotts Valley waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 12-4 win.
Blake LaRiviere and Quinn Turowski made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, LaRiviere struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Turowski pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, LaRiviere went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double, while Turowski scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Pauka, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Sanders, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
San Lorenzo Valley's victory bumped their record up to 6-15-2. As for Scotts Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
San Lorenzo Valley might still be hurting after the 12-4 defeat they got from Scotts Valley in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Will San Lorenzo Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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