San Lorenzo Valley is 9-1 against Scotts Valley since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Scotts Valley Falcons at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Scotts Valley is hoping to do on Thursday what Santa Cruz couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to San Lorenzo Valley's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. San Lorenzo Valley blew past Santa Cruz 15-5.
Meanwhile, Scotts Valley's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Soquel a 13-0 shutout.
Chloe Kent made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kent has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kent was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
In other pitching news, Sofie Seese looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Scotts Valley got a big performance out of Jazzy Doubek, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Taylor Wilson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
San Lorenzo Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Scotts Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
San Lorenzo Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Scotts Valley when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Seese, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will San Lorenzo Valley still be able to contain Seese? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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