The Santaluces Chiefs will challenge the Forest Hill Falcons at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Santaluces will be strutting in after a win while Forest Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Santaluces had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 15-run drubbing they dealt Lake Worth on Friday. Santaluces blew past Lake Worth 16-1. The Chiefs haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Santaluces got a massive performance out of Daniel Vargas, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs Vargas has posted since back in February. Abner Garcia Rengifo was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Santaluces always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Worth only posted an OBP of .267.
Meanwhile, Forest Hill unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Park Vista by a score of 10-9. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Santaluces' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-12. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing eight strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.4 in the others. As for Forest Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Santaluces couldn't quite get it done against Forest Hill in their previous matchup on Tuesday as they fell 7-3. Will Santaluces have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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