Park Vista is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Santaluces is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Park Vista Cobras will take on the Santaluces Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Park Vista is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Leonard onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering Park Vista has won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ethan Mattison tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Anthony Espinoza was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Jaiden Phan was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Santaluces narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Forest Hill 3-2.
Edinson Cantillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Samir Hurtado was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Park Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Santaluces, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Park Vista has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Santaluces struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Park Vista couldn't quite finish off Santaluces when the teams last played back in April and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hurtado, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Now that Park Vista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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