Baseball Recap: Ripon Indians vs. Escalon Cougars
There's no place like home for Ripon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Escalon Cougars by a score of 7-3 on Thursday. This was a revenge match for Ripon, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-0 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Nate Dorn was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. Isaac Sandoval was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Escalon's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Huebner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Ripon's victory bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Escalon, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-11.
Ripon will be playing at home against Patterson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Patterson: 3.1, Ripon: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Escalon, they will head out on the road to take on Summerville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Summerville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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