Preview: Scotts Valley Falcons vs. Soquel Knights
The Scotts Valley Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Soquel Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Scotts Valley's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
Scotts Valley's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cardinals pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.75 points allowed on Thursday. Scotts Valley walked away with a 10-6 win over Santa Cruz.
Blake LaRiviere was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. LaRiviere was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Quinn Turowski, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Kaleb Wing was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Soquel has not done well against Aptos recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Soquel sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over Aptos. Soquel had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Soquel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Virgalito, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was CJ Claydon, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Scotts Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Soquel, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Scotts Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Soquel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Scotts Valley's way against Soquel in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Scotts Valley made off with an 11-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scotts Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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