Santa Cruz Valley is 4-0 against St. Augustine Catholic since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Augustine Catholic Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went Santa Cruz Valley's way against Sequoia Pathway Academy as Santa Cruz Valley made off with an 18-2 victory. The win was just what Santa Cruz Valley needed coming off of an 11-5 loss in their prior match.
Layla Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Santa Cruz Valley let Mariah Davis and Mikayla Leos loose on the outfield. Davis scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Leos went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Jenna Aleman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine Catholic got the win against Catalina last Wednesday by a conclusive 18-2. That 16 run margin sets a new team best for St. Augustine Catholic this season.
St. Augustine Catholic let Arianna Aldana and Esme Acuna loose on the outfield. Aldana scored two runs while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances, while Acuna scored two runs while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances.
Santa Cruz Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for St. Augustine Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Everything went Santa Cruz Valley's way against St. Augustine Catholic in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Santa Cruz Valley made off with a 15-1 win. Will Santa Cruz Valley repeat their success, or does St. Augustine Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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