St. Helena dropped their record down to 13-5 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's eight-game streak of wins at home. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clear Lake Cardinals. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Saints couldn't push the score so high this time.
St. Helena saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Earls, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Clear Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On Clear Lake's side, Adam Bruch JR spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Clear Lake let Ryken Villanueva and Johnny Gonzales Jr run wild. Villanueva went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI, while Gonzales Jr went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Gonzales Jr has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Coming up, St. Helena will face off against Cloverdale at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Saints' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Clear Lake, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Upper Lake at 4:00 p.m. The Cardinals are facing the Cougars at the right time seeing as the Cougars are stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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