Santaluces had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Spanish River Sharks. With that win, Santaluces brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Matthew Martinez, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Samir Hurtado, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Spanish River's side, Dovydas Raciunas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Raciunas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brennan Barczai made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Roman Zabala, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Santaluces is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Spanish River, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Santaluces will stay at home for another game and welcome Dr. Joaquin Garcia at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Spanish River, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Forest Hill at 4:30 p.m. Forest Hill will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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