The matchup between Scotts Valley and Palma on Saturday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. Scotts Valley fell 14-9 to Palma. If the Falcons were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to the Chieftains when the teams met back in May of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Kit Deforest
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Kit Deforest made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Clayton Pryor, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Scotts Valley is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7. As for Palma, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Looking ahead, Scotts Valley will welcome Soquel at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scotts Valley's pitchers better be ready for this one: Soquel has averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Palma, they will challenge Monterey at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palma is facing Monterey at the right time seeing as Monterey is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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