The Scotts Valley Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Soquel Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Scotts Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Scotts Valley is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Santa Cruz (and have done all season long). Scotts Valley blew past Santa Cruz 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Scotts Valley.
Sofie Seese looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gracie Delgado was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Taylor Wilson, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Soquel fell victim to Aptos and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 18-0 to the Mariners. Soquel has struggled against Aptos recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Soquel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Niizawa, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Scotts Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Soquel, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Scotts Valley took their win against Soquel in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scotts Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
