The Santa Paula Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the Carpinteria Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Santa Paula nor Carpinteria posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
While Santa Paula's victory against Hueneme wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cardinals never let the Vikings get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Monday.
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Not much got past Isaak Medina, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Hueneme off the board. Medina also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Santa Paula is 4-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Santa Paula saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Chavez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Carpinteria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Troy. The match marked the first time this year in which Carpinteria was not able to get on the board.
Santa Paula has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Carpinteria, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Santa Paula took their win against Carpinteria when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 12-0 score. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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