For the second straight game, Soquel will face off against Santa Cruz. The Knights will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Soquel is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Soquel had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Santa Cruz on Tuesday. The Knights put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 10-4 win. Considering the Knights have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Soquel got a great performance from Luke Shoemaker as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
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At the plate, Noah Piona and Sam Whelan did most of the damage at the plate: Piona went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, while Whelan went 2-for-3 with three runs. Those three runs gave Whelan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabe Virgallito, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Soquel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Soquel pushed their record up to 18-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Santa Cruz, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 10-6.
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