Baseball Game Preview: St. Joseph Knights vs. Righetti Warriors

For the second straight game, St. Joseph will face off against Righetti. The Knights will be playing at home against the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.

St. Joseph barely beat Righetti the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 7-1 win on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly six runs.

Erik Furness

Home Runs (Career)

05/07/25 @ Righetti	2
04/30/25 vs Cabrillo	1
04/16/25 @ Mission College Prep	1
04/11/25 vs Arroyo Grande	1
04/09/25 @ Arroyo Grande	1

The team relied heavily on Erik Furness, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Ashton Bluem was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs.

St. Joseph's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Righetti, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.