The home team had come away the winner the last three times Soquel and Santa Cruz had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Soquel fell just short of Santa Cruz by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Soquel got a good showing from Luke Shoemaker, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Shoemaker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Gabe Virgallito was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Soquel fell to 10-1. As for Santa Cruz, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Soquel will take on rival Aptos at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Santa Cruz is set to square off against their familiar foe Scotts Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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