Baseball Preview: Santana Sultans vs. Grossmont Foothillers
Santana has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Grossmont Foothillers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santana will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Thursday, Santana beat Helix 7-4.
Adam Brabandt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Santana's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Henson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bradley Phillips, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Grossmont got themselves on the board against Steele Canyon on Friday, but Steele Canyon never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Cougars.
The result came thanks to Jacob Holman's shutout, as he gave up just five hits.
At the plate, Cody Bigley was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Santana pushed their record up to 7-17 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Grossmont, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Santana came up short against Grossmont in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 7-3. Can Santana avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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