Steele Canyon was the 2-1 winner over St. Augustine when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Steele Canyon Cougars fell 6-2 to the St. Augustine Saints on Friday.
Steele Canyon got a good showing from Isaiah Gonzalez, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Steele Canyon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Greyson Tamborski, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
On St. Augustine's side, Ryan Popkins looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, St. Augustine got a massive performance out of Justin Heffler, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Wick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Steele Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for St. Augustine, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Steele Canyon will head out on the road to square off against Patrick Henry at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Patrick Henry is on a four-game streak of home wins, Steele Canyon a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. St. Augustine will take on Santana at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Augustine is facing Santana at the right time seeing as Santana is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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