Forest Hill lost against Santaluces last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Forest Hill Falcons wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-5 walloping at the hands of the Santaluces Chiefs. Forest Hill has not had much luck with Santaluces recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Austyn Griffin was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alex Perez and Carlos Bertematt stepped up to the plate in a big way. Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run, while Bertematt scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Santaluces' side, they got a massive performance out of Matthew Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Daniel Vargas, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Forest Hill now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Santaluces, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8.
Forest Hill will stay at home for another game and welcome Wellington at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Wellington has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Santaluces, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Spanish River at 6:30 p.m. Spanish River's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Santaluces' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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