On Friday, Santee never let their opponents score. Everything went their way against the Diego Rivera Huskies as the Santee Falcons made off with a 17-0 victory. That 17 run margin sets a new team best for Santee this season.
Ricardo Morales made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Morales was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Valente Zuniga, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Ramirez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Santee and bumps their season record up to 5-10. As for Diego Rivera, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santee will square off against Jefferson at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Santee's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Diego Rivera, they will head out on the road to challenge Manual Arts at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Diego Rivera is facing Manual Arts at the right time seeing as Manual Arts is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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