Baseball Recap: Soquel Knights vs. Scotts Valley Falcons
In what's become a running theme this season, Soquel gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over the Scotts Valley Falcons. Soquel had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Nativo Gonzalez and Connor Corlett dominated on the mound. Gonzalez tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk), while Corlett pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Corlett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Noah Piona was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was CJ Claydon, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Scotts Valley's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake LaRiviere, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Sanders, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Soquel has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Scotts Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
Soquel will head out on the road to square off against Harbor at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Soquel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Scotts Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against San Lorenzo Valley at 4:30 p.m. San Lorenzo Valley is coming into the game with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Scotts Valley will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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