Santa Fe and Jurupa Hills squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Santa Fe had to settle for second. They fell 3-0 to the Spartans. The shutout was out of character for the Chiefs seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Richard Rodriguez was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base.
Santa Fe's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-15. As for Jurupa Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Santa Fe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jurupa Hills, they will square off against Woodrow Wilson at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bruins' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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