Tuesday just wasn't the day for Santa Teresa's offense. They lost 8-0 to the Christopher Cougars on Tuesday. Santa Teresa has struggled against Christopher recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Santa Teresa got a good showing from Peter Melendez, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Melendez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Santa Teresa didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christopher only tossed two.
On Christopher's side, Mateo Alcantar was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Dubenko, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Santa Teresa's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12-1. As for Christopher, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Santa Teresa by a score of 6-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
