Santana has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Grossmont Foothillers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santana will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Thursday, Santana beat Helix 7-4.
Adam Brabandt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Santana's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Henson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bradley Phillips, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Grossmont got themselves on the board against Steele Canyon on Friday, but Steele Canyon never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Cougars.
The result came thanks to Jacob Holman's shutout, as he gave up just five hits.
At the plate, Cody Bigley was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Santana pushed their record up to 7-17 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Grossmont, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Santana came up short against Grossmont in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 7-3. Can Santana avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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