Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Cruz Valley). They blew past the Gilbert Classical Academy Spartans 23-5 on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Dust Devils with their most commanding win of the season.
Adam Montijo
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Adam Montijo was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Daniel Contreras was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Montijo wasn't the only one making solid contact: Santa Cruz Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's a new trend for the Dust Devils: they were averaging 5.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.4.
The win (which was Santa Cruz Valley's third in a row) raised their record to 7-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Gilbert Classical Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-3-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Santa Cruz Valley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 18-1 win against ALA - Anthem South on the 26th. As for Gilbert Classical Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-0 loss against San Tan Charter on the 26th.
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