Soquel and Scotts Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Soquel Knights will head out on the road to take on the Scotts Valley Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Soquel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Soquel's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Hughson on Saturday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huskies.
Soquel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Virgalito, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Scotts Valley came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Trojans 5-4.
Soquel has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-7 record this season. As for Scotts Valley, they pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Soquel's way against Scotts Valley in their previous meeting back in March as Soquel made off with a 14-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Soquel since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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