Baseball Recap: Scotts Valley Falcons vs. Santa Cruz Cardinals
Scotts Valley entered their tilt with Santa Cruz with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Santa Cruz Cardinals on Friday. That's two games straight that Scotts Valley has won by exactly three runs.
Corbin Giesen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Giesen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Blake LaRiviere was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Quinn Turowski, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Scotts Valley pushed their record up to 10-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Santa Cruz, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Scotts Valley will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Alisal at 12:00 p.m. The last three games Alisal has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Santa Cruz, they will be playing at home against King's Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. King's Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Santa Cruz's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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