The Santana Sultans will head out on the road to square off against the Steele Canyon Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Steele Canyon took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Santana, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Santana finally turned things around against Valhalla on Tuesday. Santana sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Valhalla.
The team relied heavily on McKenna Miller, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Darrow, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon came up short against Granite Hills on Tuesday and fell 8-5. Steele Canyon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kamea Seunarine was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Marina Gonzalez was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Santana's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-13. As for Steele Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6-1.
Santana couldn't quite finish off Steele Canyon when the teams last played back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gonzalez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Santana knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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