Baseball Preview: Santa Teresa Saints vs. Christopher Cougars
The Santa Teresa Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Christopher Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Santa Teresa took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Willow Glen.
David Medina was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Medina was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Jacob Gilbreath was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joseph Tapia, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Christopher put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They never let Gilroy onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Christopher as they're now sitting on three straight.
Sam Guenther was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Santa Teresa's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11-1. As for Christopher, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Santa Teresa suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Christopher in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Santa Teresa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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