Baseball Preview: Atascadero Greyhounds vs. St. Joseph Knights
Atascadero and St. Joseph are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Atascadero Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Atascadero is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Atascadero made easy work of St. Joseph and carried off a 9-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Atascadero.
Drew Cappel made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Cappel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cappel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jarom Damery, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Weston Witt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Atascadero has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for St. Joseph, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-13.
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