The Santa Paula Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the de Toledo Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Paula's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so de Toledo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Santa Paula had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Buena.
Santa Paula saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Chavez, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Tyler Antwine was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Santa Paula didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Buena only tossed three.
Meanwhile, de Toledo came up short against Village Christian on Tuesday and fell 10-6.
James Heller put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Heller has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Heller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jake Schultz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jake Tirsch, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Santa Paula's record now sits at 12-8. As for de Toledo, their record is now 15-9-1.
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