The Scotts Valley Falcons will face off against the Carmel Padres at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Scotts Valley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times Scotts Valley and St. Francis have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. Scotts Valley fell just short of St. Francis by a score of 9-8. The Falcons have struggled against the Sharks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Kaleb Wing
| 03/03/25 @ St. Francis | 4 |
| 04/20/24 vs Westmont | 2 |
| 05/11/24 @ Willow Glen | 1 |
| 04/26/24 @ Santa Cruz | 1 |
Kaleb Wing and Nick Acton put in work no matter where they played. Throwing, Wing tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Acton pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Wing a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At the plate, Wing scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Acton scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That run marked the first that Wing scored this season.
In other batting news, Eli Velez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Those hits marked the first that he got this season.
Meanwhile, Carmel unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Soquel on Friday, falling 11-4.
Matt Maxon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Hirschfield, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Scotts Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Scotts Valley came up short against Carmel when the teams last played back in March of 2016, falling 6-3. Will Scotts Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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