St. Francis is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Soledad is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Francis Sharks will take on the Soledad Aztecs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Francis: 3.4, Soledad: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Francis can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Monterey 11-1. St. Francis' win was all the more impressive since Monterey was averaging only 3.77 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Nash Horton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Trey Silva, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Soledad sidestepped Everett Alvarez for a 3-2 victory.
Soledad's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Medina, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
St. Francis' victory bumped their record up to 21-4. As for Soledad, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. St. Francis has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. However, it's not like Soledad struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Francis skirted past Soledad 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Soledad's Cristo Barroso, who struck out seven batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for St. Francis to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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