Helix won the last time they faced Santana, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Helix Highlanders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Santana Sultans. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Helix.
Antoin Simpson made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Simpson was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3.
Simpson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Walker Laub, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Santana's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Montellegro, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Helix has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Santana, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-14.
Helix will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Granite Hills at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Granite Hills: 2, Helix: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Santana, they will head out on the road to square off against Grossmont at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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