The Scotts Valley Falcons will take on the Santa Cruz Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Scotts Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Scotts Valley is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Harbor just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 6-5.
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Scotts Valley got a good showing from Fabricio Gomez, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Scotts Valley is 2-1 when Gomez allowsone or fewer hits, but 3-4 otherwise.
At the plate, Lukas Bloom was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Clayton Pryor, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.
Even though they lost, Scotts Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive games.
The home team had come away the winner the last three times Santa Cruz and Soquel had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Santa Cruz had just enough and edged out Soquel 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cardinals have posted against the Knights since May 5, 2022.
Santa Cruz now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Scotts Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Scotts Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Cruz when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-3. Will Scotts Valley repeat their success, or does Santa Cruz has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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