
Knights
03/18/25 @ Everett Alvarez | 22 |
04/18/25 @ San Lorenzo Valley | 13 |
04/15/25 vs San Lorenzo Valley | 12 |
02/24/25 vs Rancho San Juan | 10 |
04/25/25 vs Santa Cruz | 9 |
Soquel waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Santa Cruz Cardinals a 9-0 shutout. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Dylan Hull's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
At the plate, Soquel saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Escalante, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Another was Noah Piona, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Soquel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in seven consecutive matches.
Soquel's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Cruz, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-7.
Looking ahead, Soquel will venture away from home to face off against Aptos at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Santa Cruz, they will face off against Fowler at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Redcats will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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