Scotts Valley's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cardinals pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.75 points allowed on Thursday. The Scotts Valley Falcons came out on top against the Santa Cruz Cardinals by a score of 10-6. The win was familiar territory for Scotts Valley who now have three in a row.
Blake LaRiviere was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. LaRiviere was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Quinn Turowski was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Kaleb Wing was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Scotts Valley pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Santa Cruz, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Scotts Valley will square off against Christopher at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Scotts Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Santa Cruz, they will head out on the road to challenge San Lorenzo Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Cruz's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so San Lorenzo Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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