Preview: Arroyo Grande Eagles vs. St. Joseph Knights
Arroyo Grande is 8-2 against St. Joseph since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Arroyo Grande Eagles will be playing at home against the St. Joseph Knights at 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Arroyo Grande, who comes in off a win.
The third road match was the charm for Arroyo Grande, as they earned their first road win of the season. They had just enough and edged Atascadero out 3-2.
Tanner Bournonville spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits.
At the plate, Arroyo Grande's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tane Kurth, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. James Bishop was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Cabrillo by a score of 4-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Joseph in their matchups with Cabrillo: they've now lost three in a row.
Erik Furness made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Arroyo Grande has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for St. Joseph, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Arroyo Grande has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Arroyo Grande came up short against St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 3-0. Thankfully for Arroyo Grande, Omar Reynoso (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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