The Santana Sultans are on the road again on Friday to play the Del Norte Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Santana heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Wednesday. They fell 6-1 to Poway.
Meanwhile, Del Norte came up short against Montgomery on Wednesday and fell 4-1.
Aidan Kuei spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Del Norte saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richie Moore, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Del Norte didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery only tossed three.
Santana has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season. As for Del Norte, their loss dropped their record down to 13-16.
Santana suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Del Norte in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Del Norte's Grey Gusich, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Santana knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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