The Santa Cruz Cardinals will take on the Capuchino Mustangs on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Santa Cruz is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Harbor out 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Santa Cruz.
Meanwhile, Capuchino was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Monterey and snuck past 4-3.
Declan Mendel tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit.
At the plate, Capuchino saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Tressitte, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Anakin Manuel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Santa Cruz now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Capuchino, their victory bumped their record up to 19-10.
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