The De Toledo Jaguars will stay at home for another game and welcome the Santa Paula Cardinals at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, de Toledo came up short against Village Christian and fell 10-6.
James Heller was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Heller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Heller was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jake Schultz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jake Tirsch, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Santa Paula had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Buena on Monday.
Santa Paula saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Chavez, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Tyler Antwine was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Santa Paula didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Buena only tossed three.
De Toledo's loss dropped their record down to 15-9-1. As for Santa Paula, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
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