Baseball Preview: San Lorenzo Valley Cougars vs. Santa Cruz Cardinals
San Lorenzo Valley is 1-9 against Santa Cruz since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Santa Cruz Cardinals at 4:30 p.m.
San Lorenzo Valley will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Santa Cruz, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. San Lorenzo Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Cruz on Tuesday and snuck past 5-4.
Jaden Shabry made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Shabry has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Shabry was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Shabry wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Phil Nattrass, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brody Schults, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
San Lorenzo Valley's win bumped their record up to 5-13-2. As for Santa Cruz, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
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