Baseball Recap: Damien Spartans vs. Rancho Cucamonga Cougars
Damien won the last time they faced Rancho Cucamonga, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Damien Spartans had just enough and edged the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Damien.
Nathan Ries tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Damien's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nikko Paoletto, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Damien has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9-1 record this season. As for Rancho Cucamonga, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-13.
Damien will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rancho Cucamonga: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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