Santaluces is 1-9 against Park Vista since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Santaluces Chiefs will head out on the road to challenge the Park Vista Cobras at 6:30 p.m. Santaluces will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Santaluces is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Forest Hill and snuck past 3-2.
Edinson Cantillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Samir Hurtado was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Park Vista can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Leonard 8-0.
Park Vista also got a great performance from Ethan Mattison as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anthony Espinoza, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Jaiden Phan was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Santaluces is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Park Vista, their record is now 15-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Santaluces has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Park Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Santaluces came out on top in a nail-biter against Park Vista in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Park Vista's Taro Pustilnik, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Santaluces still be able to contain Pustilnik? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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