The Scotts Valley Falcons will square off against the Homestead Mustangs on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Scotts Valley sitting on ten straight wins and Homestead on four.
Scotts Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Willow Glen out 3-2.
Kaleb Wing was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Jacob Pauka was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Homestead earned a 5-2 victory over Salinas on Saturday.
Nate Enders spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Logan Christianson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Howard Cheng, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Scotts Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Homestead, they pushed their record up to 15-9-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Scotts Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Homestead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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