Soquel hasn't had much luck against Santa Cruz recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Knights will face off against the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Soquel will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Soquel proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 13) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Hughson.
Soquel got a great performance from Dylan Hull as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Soquel's victory was truly a team effort as nine different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Escalante, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz suffered their closest loss since April 23, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Leigh by a score of 7-5. The Cardinals have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Soquel pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Cruz, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
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