Santaluces is 1-9 against Park Vista since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santaluces Chiefs will be staying on the road to face off against the Park Vista Cobras at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Santaluces has not struggled against Palm Beach Central recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. Santaluces won by a run and slipped past Palm Beach Central 5-4.
Samir Hurtado was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Kangas, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Park Vista entered their tilt with Spanish River with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Sharks 8-1. Eight seems to be a good number for Park Vista as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cael Brannon looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Aiden Buster relieved him and did a solid job, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Anthony Espinoza was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Jaiden Phan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Santaluces is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Park Vista, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Santaluces has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Park Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Santaluces came up short against Park Vista in their previous meeting back in March, falling 7-2. Can Santaluces avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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