Santa Cruz hasn't had much luck against Aptos recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Cardinals will head out to square off against the Mariners at 4:30 p.m. Santa Cruz has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Santa Cruz is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 17-6 to Scotts Valley.
Molly Pisciotta and Tezdyn Medina-Mates did some serious damage despite the final result: Pisciotta went 2-for-3 with two runs, while Medina-Mates went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, while Aptos put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Harbor. The Mariners blew past the Pirates 10-0. The Mariners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Aptos is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Santa Cruz, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Santa Cruz might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Aptos in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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