Paso Robles won the last time they faced Santa Maria, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Paso Robles Bearcats blew past the Santa Maria Saints 7-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Paso Robles.
Talen Freitas made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Freitas was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marcus Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Braydon Hoier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Santa Maria's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Urias, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Andree, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Paso Robles' win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Santa Maria, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Paso Robles will challenge Mission College Prep at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Mission College Prep will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Santa Maria, they will head out on the road to square off against Templeton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Maria is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
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