The Santa Ana Saints will venture away from home to challenge the La Quinta Aztecs at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Santa Ana took a nine-run loss the last time they faced off against Garden Grove, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Saints had just enough and edged out the Argonauts 7-6 on Friday.
Meanwhile, La Quinta sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Rancho Alamitos on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Aztecs.
La Quinta's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Riley Rakowski, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases Rakowski has posted since back in February of 2024.
Santa Ana has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-7-1 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch. As for La Quinta, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Santa Ana might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from La Quinta in their previous meeting back in March of 2015. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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