The Del Norte Nighthawks will be playing at home against the Santana Sultans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Wednesday, Del Norte came up short against Montgomery and fell 4-1.
Aidan Kuei spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Del Norte saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richie Moore, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Del Norte didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery only tossed three.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santana can now relate to. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans on Wednesday.
Del Norte has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-16 record this season. As for Santana, their loss dropped their record down to 8-20.
Everything went Del Norte's way against Santana in their previous matchup back in March as Del Norte made off with a 15-2 win. Will Del Norte repeat their success, or does Santana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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