Baseball Recap: Santana falls despite strong effort from Landon Montellegro

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 7:46am

Baseball Recap: Santana Sultans vs. Grossmont Foothillers

Santana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 7-3 to the Grossmont Foothillers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Santana of the 6-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.

Landon Montellegro made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

On Grossmont's side, Jacob Holman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.

At the plate, Cody Bigley was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Struck, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

Santana's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Grossmont, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-10.

Santana will head out on the road to challenge Granite Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so Santana will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Grossmont, they will head out on the road to square off against Helix at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Helix: 3.6, Grossmont: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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