The Aptos Mariners will take on the Santa Cruz Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Aptos is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Soquel on Monday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The defeat continues a trend for the Mariners in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost four in a row.
Aptos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Damien Espinoza, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Santa Cruz duked it out with San Lorenzo Valley on Friday. The Cardinals were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Cougars. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Santa Cruz's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Aptos, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
Aptos came up short against Santa Cruz when the teams last played back in April, falling 8-3. Will the Mariners have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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