Santa Fe Christian waltzed into their match on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the La Jolla Country Day Torreys. This was payback for Santa Fe Christian, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Will Marenghi spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jack Haferkamp and Connor Sawyer did most of the damage at the plate: Haferkamp went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI, while Sawyer scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Haferkamp is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Scheibe, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On La Jolla Country Day's side, Jack Circuit was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Santa Fe Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for La Jolla Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6-1.
Santa Fe Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against La Jolla Country Day: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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