The La Jolla Country Day Torreys will head out on the road to square off against the Santa Fe Christian Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. La Jolla Country Day's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Santa Fe Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, La Jolla Country Day came up short against Santa Fe Christian and fell 6-2.
For Santa Fe Christian's part, Will Marenghi spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. Marenghi has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jack Haferkamp and Connor Sawyer did most of the damage at the plate: Haferkamp went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI, while Sawyer scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Haferkamp has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Scheibe, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
La Jolla Country Day's loss dropped their record down to 10-6-1. As for Santa Fe Christian, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
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