After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jefferson, Santee was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Marquez Gladiators out 9-8. This was payback for Santee, who suffered a 14-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Nathan Rivera, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Franciso Silva was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Marquez's side, Jason Gutierrez and William Morales did some serious damage despite the final result: Gutierrez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Morales scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Morales has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Armando Ordaz, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Santee's win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Marquez, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santee will face off against Dr. Maya Angelou Community at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santee is facing Dr. Maya Angelou Community at the right time seeing as Dr. Maya Angelou Community is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Marquez, they are on the road again on Monday to play Sotomayor at 2:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sotomayor: 3.1, Marquez: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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