Santana and Steele Canyon are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Santana Sultans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Steele Canyon Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Santana had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Valhalla 11-1. The win was just what Santana needed coming off of a 6-0 defeat in their prior match.
Aurelia Dawson looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Santana let Sara Spry and Ashlyn Darrow loose on the outfield. Spry scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Darrow scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Ryan, who scored a run.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon waltzed into their game on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 7-6.
Lauren Becker was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Hailey Trujillo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Santana's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Steele Canyon, they pushed their record up to 11-3-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Santana came up short against Steele Canyon when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 3-0. Thankfully for Santana, Emma Shellstrom (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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