Santa Clara was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 6-3 to the Santa Ynez Pirates. If the Saints were looking for revenge after losing 16-1 to the Pirates when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Lucas Mendez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Yandel Vargas, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Santa Clara's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Santa Ynez, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Looking ahead, Santa Clara will square off against Cate at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Clara's pitchers better be ready for this one: Cate has averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Santa Ynez, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Santa Maria at 3:30 p.m. on April 8.
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