Santa Clara won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of the Carlmont Scots. Santa Clara has not had much luck with Carlmont recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Santa Clara saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Traffas, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Carlmont's side, Jonathan Fong tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Fong has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zach Luzzo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Cooke, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Santa Clara's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Carlmont, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Clara will challenge Monta Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Clara's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Monta Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Carlmont, they will head out on the road to face off against Menlo-Atherton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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