Baseball Recap: San Lorenzo Valley Cougars vs. Scotts Valley Falcons
San Lorenzo Valley lost against Scotts Valley two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars lost 12-4 to the Scotts Valley Falcons. The loss continues a trend for San Lorenzo Valley in their matchups with Scotts Valley: they've now lost three in a row.
Anthony Griffiths was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, San Lorenzo Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Scotts Valley's side, Blake LaRiviere and Quinn Turowski made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, LaRiviere struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Turowski tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, 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 defeat dropped their record down to 5-15-2. As for Scotts Valley, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-7.
San Lorenzo Valley will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Watsonville at 4:30 p.m. As for Scotts Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against San Lorenzo Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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