After flying high against Bishop's last Friday, La Jolla Country Day came back down to earth. The La Jolla Country Day Torreys took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Fe Christian Eagles on Tuesday. La Jolla Country Day was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Santa Fe Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Jack Circuit was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Santa Fe Christian's side, Will Marenghi spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. Marenghi has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jack Haferkamp and Connor Sawyer did most of the damage at the plate: Haferkamp went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI, while Sawyer scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Haferkamp has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Scheibe, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
La Jolla Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6-1. As for Santa Fe Christian, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
While La Jolla Country Day had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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