Baseball Recap: South Hills Huskies vs. La Costa Canyon Mavericks
South Hills fell victim to La Costa Canyon and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the La Costa Canyon Mavericks by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that South Hills has lost by just one run.
Christian Santoyo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Hills saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Bauer, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
This is the second loss in a row for South Hills and nudges their season record down to 13-6. As for La Costa Canyon, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
South Hills will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Carlsbad at 9:00 a.m. Carlsbad is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for La Costa Canyon, they will head out on the road to challenge JSerra Catholic at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last six games La Costa Canyon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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