Tuesday just wasn't the day for Green Valley's offense. They fell just short of the Santa Fe Christian Eagles by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Green Valley's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Chacen Rasavong was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On Santa Fe Christian's side, Will Marenghi tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 7.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Santa Fe Christian's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Scheibe, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Green Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Santa Fe Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Green Valley will head out on the road to challenge Montgomery at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Green Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Santa Fe Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Steele Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Fe Christian is facing Steele Canyon at the right time seeing as Steele Canyon is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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