Cavaliers
| 04/15/25 vs Saddleback | 4-3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Santa Ana Valley | 23-2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Santa Ana Valley | 17-1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Magnolia | 13-1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Magnolia | 2-0 |
Santiago proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 21) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Saddleback Roadrunners 4-3. Winning may never get old, but the Cavaliers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Nhat Jr. Huynh tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Chris Arceo and Alex Santillano did most of the damage at the plate: Arceo went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Santillano scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Thomas Romero, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Santiago hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Santiago's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-10. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Saddleback, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-9-1 record this season.
Santiago will have a chance to go back-to-back against Saddleback: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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