Baseball Recap: Santa Fe Christian Eagles vs. Green Valley Gators
Santa Fe Christian owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Green Valley Gators 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Santa Fe Christian.
Santa Fe Christian got a great performance from Will Marenghi as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 7.1 innings pitched. Marenghi has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Santa Fe Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Scheibe, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Scheibe is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Green Valley's side, Chacen Rasavong was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched.
Santa Fe Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Green Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Santa Fe Christian will be playing at home against Steele Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Fe Christian hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for Green Valley, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Montgomery at 1:00 p.m. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Green Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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