The Santana Sultans will take on the Steele Canyon Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Steele Canyon took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Santana, who comes in off a win.
Santana's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Calexico. Considering the Sultans have won six games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaylee Lindahl was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Emma Schneider, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Santana was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 11-7 to El Capitan.
Belle Will and Isabella Azevedo did some serious damage despite the final result: Will went 3-for-4 with one triple and one RBI, while Azevedo got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ily Barclay, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Santana is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Steele Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11-1.
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