After two games on the road, Scotts Valley is heading back home. They will take on the Alisal Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Scotts Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Scotts Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Cruz, taking the game 6-3. That's two games straight that Scotts Valley has won by exactly three runs.
Corbin Giesen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Giesen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake LaRiviere, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Quinn Turowski was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Alisal didn't have quite enough to beat Stevenson on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Scotts Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. As for Alisal, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Scotts Valley skirted past Alisal 5-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Scotts Valley repeat their success, or does Alisal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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