The Del Norte Nighthawks will head out on the road to square off against the Torrey Pines Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Del Norte has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 18.
Del Norte might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-3 to La Costa Canyon, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Grey Gusich was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Cole Hoffman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Richie Moore, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Torrey Pines scored first but ultimately less than Rancho Bernardo in their matchup on Saturday. They fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 4-2. Torrey Pines has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nolan Young was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Del Norte's record is now 12-14. As for Torrey Pines, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Del Norte has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Torrey Pines struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Del Norte came out on top in a nail-biter against Torrey Pines in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Torrey Pines' Jack Swanberg, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Del Norte still be able to contain Swanberg? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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