Preview: Santa Fe Christian Eagles vs. Torrey Pines Falcons
Santa Fe Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Torrey Pines Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Santa Fe Christian fell victim to San Marcos and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-0.
Davis Lee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two earned runs on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Torrey Pines never let their opponents score on Monday. They had just enough and edged Poway out 2-0.
Not much got past Peyton Rodgers, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Poway off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Klemke, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and two doubles.
Santa Fe Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Torrey Pines, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Santa Fe Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Torrey Pines struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Santa Fe Christian suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Torrey Pines in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Santa Fe Christian, Eric Van Valkenburg (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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