After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Coastal Christian finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of the Santa Maria Saints. The shutout was out of character for Coastal Christian seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
For Santa Maria's part, Dominic Martin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Martin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Santa Maria let Able Mata and Ruben Guzman loose on the outfield. Mata went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while Guzman scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Andree, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Coastal Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6. As for Santa Maria, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Coastal Christian will head out on the road to challenge Coast Union at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Coast Union will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Santa Maria, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Paso Robles at 4:30 p.m.
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