Wednesday just wasn't the day for Santa Cruz Valley's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Round Valley Elks on Wednesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Santa Cruz Valley has not been shut out since back in February.
Santa Cruz Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Juan Juarez, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Round Valley's side, Ryker Marble was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Marble is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in four or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Knell Ruvulcaba, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Santa Cruz Valley now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Round Valley, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
Santa Cruz Valley will head out on the road to face off against Horizon Honors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon Honors' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Santa Cruz Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Round Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Phoenix Country Day at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Round Valley is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
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