Baseball Preview: St. Joseph Knights vs. Righetti Warriors
The St. Joseph Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Righetti Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
St. Joseph's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Righetti by a score of 3-0.
Hunter Hammond spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jack Ferguson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
St. Joseph's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-9. As for Righetti, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. St. Joseph hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Righetti struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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