Scotts Valley came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Alisal Trojans and snuck past 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Scotts Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Clayton Pryor, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jack Sanders, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Scotts Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Alisal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-6.
Scotts Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Soquel at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Soquel's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Scotts Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Alisal, they will head out on the road to face off against North Monterey County at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Monterey County: 3.2, Alisal: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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