Santana and El Capitan are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Santana Sultans will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Capitan Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Santana: 3.8, El Capitan: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Santana is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Helix by a score of 4-3.
Santana saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vanessa Ryan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, El Capitan didn't have quite enough to beat Steele Canyon on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Shelby Vars was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Santana's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for El Capitan, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10-4 record this season.
Santana might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from El Capitan in their previous matchup on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vars, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Santana knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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