The Santa Maria Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wasco Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Maria has three straight wins, Wasco has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Santa Maria is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Orcutt Academy (and have done all season long). Santa Maria's pitcher stepped up to hand Orcutt Academy a 13-0 shutout on Thursday.
Jordan Medina was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Medina was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Elijah Urias was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Ruben Guzman was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Wasco fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Shafter on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Generals by a score of 12-10. Even if Wasco couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Diego Cortez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Granados, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Santa Maria's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Wasco, they now have a losing record at 11-12-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Santa Maria has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wasco struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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