Baseball Recap: Santa Cruz Valley Comes Up Short

Santa Cruz Valley was the 4-3 winner over Heritage Academy when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Dust Devils fell just short of the Heroes by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The Dust Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Nathan Ruiz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Santa Cruz Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Heritage Academy, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 3-6-1.

Santa Cruz Valley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 15-2 loss against Arizona Lutheran Academy on the 14th. As for Heritage Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-4 defeat against Gilbert Classical Academy on the 11th.