Santa Cruz Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Sequoia Pathway Academy Pumas a 16-0 shutout. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Santa Cruz Valley has managed all season.
Estevan Guillen-Xavier made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Guillen-Xavier was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Santa Cruz Valley got a massive performance out of Xzavier Montijo, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Richard Reyes Jr, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Santa Cruz Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Sequoia Pathway Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Horizon Honors the next time they take the field. Santa Cruz Valley will host Horizon Honors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Sequoia Pathway Academy will head out to face them at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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