The Santana Sultans will head out on the road to take on the Granite Hills Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santana is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Santana will head into Tuesday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a ten-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Steele Canyon by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Santana's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Aurelia Dawson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those 12 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Santana saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Sowinski, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Santana didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills beat El Capitan 6-2 on Tuesday.
Granite Hills also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kaleigh Baugher gave up two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits.
At the plate, Sofia Mujica was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mia Downes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Santana's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Granite Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season.
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