Aptos is 8-2 against Scotts Valley since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Aptos Mariners will stay at home for another game and welcome the Scotts Valley Falcons at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Aptos: 3.5, Scotts Valley: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Aptos can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Santa Cruz a 9-0 shutout.
Mileena Carbajal made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Carbajal has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Carbajal was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Bailey Fulton was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Nova Neu was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Scotts Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of San Lorenzo Valley by a score of 1-0. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Scotts Valley in their matchups with San Lorenzo Valley: they've now lost nine in a row.
Aptos is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Scotts Valley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5.
Aptos couldn't quite finish off Scotts Valley in their previous matchup on April 9th and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scotts Valley's Sofie Seese, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Aptos knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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