Santa Teresa has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Santa Cruz has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Saints will welcome the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Santa Teresa took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Willow Glen, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Saints came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams on Friday, sneaking past 9-8. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Andres Cedillo looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Momb, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was David Medina, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Santa Teresa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Santa Cruz ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They walked away with a 13-10 win over Half Moon Bay. The Cardinals' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The victory got Santa Teresa back to even at 6-6. As for Santa Cruz, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Santa Teresa was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Cruz in their previous meeting back in April of 2016, winning 4-1. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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