Baseball Preview: Christopher Cougars vs. Santa Teresa Saints
The Christopher Cougars will be playing at home against the Santa Teresa Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christopher will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Christopher is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Gilroy (and have done all season long). Christopher never let Gilroy onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Saturday. With that win, Christopher brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Sam Guenther was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Santa Teresa, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Willow Glen on Thursday.
David Medina made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Medina was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Gilbreath, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joseph Tapia, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Christopher is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Santa Teresa, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11-1.
Everything went Christopher's way against Santa Teresa in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Christopher made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Christopher have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Teresa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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