Baseball Preview: Hughson Huskies vs. Soquel Knights
The Hughson Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Soquel Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hughson will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Hughson stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Livingston 11-1.
Max Mankins was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Mankins has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mankins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Espinoza, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Paul Wagner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Soquel has not done well against Aptos recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Soquel came out on top in a nail-biter against Aptos and snuck past 3-2.
Dylan Hull looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Cash Moran was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Summerrill, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Hughson pushed their record up to 21-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Soquel, their record is now 13-6.
Hughson took their victory against Soquel in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. Will Hughson repeat their success, or does Soquel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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