The Carpinteria Warriors will challenge the Santa Paula Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carpinteria is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Carpinteria fell victim to Troy and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Troy. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Carpinteria's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Santa Paula owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Hueneme 1-0.
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 walks, which is notable because Santa Paula is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-8 otherwise.
At the plate, 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.
Santa Paula has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. Those wins 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.
Carpinteria might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Santa Paula in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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