Preview: Soquel Knights vs. Aptos Mariners
Soquel is 0-10 against Aptos since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Soquel Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the Aptos Mariners at 4:00 p.m. Soquel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 12 runs the game before, Soquel were a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santa Cruz.
Soquel got a good showing from Connor Corlett, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Corlett has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Soquel saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Summerrill, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Soquel didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Aptos earned an 8-4 victory over San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Aptos has managed all season.
Soquel's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Aptos, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Soquel couldn't quite finish off Aptos in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Soquel, Gabe Gaeckle (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven 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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