Templeton waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Santa Maria Saints. For Templeton, this counts as revenge for the 4-1 loss Santa Maria walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Colby Sims spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.
At the plate, Luke Stetz was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Kohen Sizemore was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Santa Maria's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Able Mata, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Templeton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Santa Maria, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-6.
Templeton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Santa Maria: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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