The Del Norte Nighthawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santana Sultans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Del Norte's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Santana has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
On Wednesday, Del Norte came up short against Maranatha Christian and fell 6-1.
Del Norte saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richie Moore, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Del Norte didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maranatha Christian only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Santana came out on top against Fallbrook on Wednesday by a score of 6-5 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Del Norte's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Santana, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-11.
Del Norte suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Santana when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santana's Adam Brabandt, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Del Norte 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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