Preview: Scotts Valley Falcons vs. Christopher Cougars
The Scotts Valley Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Christopher Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Scotts Valley's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cardinals pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.75 points allowed on Thursday. Scotts Valley came out on top against Santa Cruz by a score of 10-6. The victory was familiar territory for Scotts Valley who now have three in a row.
Blake LaRiviere was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. LaRiviere was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Quinn Turowski was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Lukas Bloom, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Christopher entered their tilt with Ann Sobrato with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Bulldogs on Thursday. That's two games straight that Christopher has won by exactly three runs.
Scotts Valley pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Christopher, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Scotts Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Christopher when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 9-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scotts Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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