Baseball Recap: Sherman Oaks CES Knights vs. East Valley Falcons
Sherman Oaks CES scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the East Valley Falcons. The victory was just what Sherman Oaks CES needed coming off of an 8-2 defeat in their prior contest.
Nicholas Bilicic made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Bilicic has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bilicic was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Sherman Oaks CES got a massive performance out of Judah Sapong, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Colin Hauser, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
On East Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Castro, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Sherman Oaks CES's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for East Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Sherman Oaks CES will be playing at home against Triumph Charter at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Triumph Charter's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games. As for East Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Northridge Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Valley is facing Northridge Academy at the right time seeing as Northridge Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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