Leland and Santa Teresa are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Chargers will welcome the Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Teresa took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Leland, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Leland turned things around against Westmont on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Warriors.
Brady Hernandez
| 04/18/25 @ Westmont | 10 |
| 03/22/25 vs Soquel | 4 |
| 03/14/24 @ Willow Glen | 4 |
| 04/12/25 @ Santa Clara | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Los Altos | 2 |
Brady Hernandez made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He has become a key player for Leland: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-12 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caden Canter, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Son, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Leland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Santa Teresa entered their matchup against Pioneer on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Saints fell 7-2 to the Mustangs. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Santa Teresa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Hall, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Leland's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 5-12. As for Santa Teresa, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
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