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| 03/22/24 - Away | 7-1 W |
| 03/19/24 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 04/14/23 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 04/03/19 - Away | 13-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Santa Barbara is 8-1-1 against Buena since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Dons will head out to take on the Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. Santa Barbara's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Buena's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Santa Barbara took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Dos Pueblos get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Dons as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Buena ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Rio Mesa 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted against the Spartans since March 4, 2022.
Brody Kaylor made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kaylor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Kaylor wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Buena hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive matches.
Santa Barbara pushed their record up to 11-6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Buena, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Everything went Santa Barbara's way against Buena in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Santa Barbara made off with a 7-1 victory. Do the Dons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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