Baseball Preview: Ripon Christian Knights vs. Ceres Bulldogs
The Ripon Christian Knights will face off against the Ceres Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Wednesday, Ripon Christian beat Johansen 9-4.
The team relied heavily on David Koolhaas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Sonke, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ceres sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Beyer on Wednesday.
Ceres also got a great performance from Vincent Castrejon as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Brayden Clark picked up the save, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Daniel Davis was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Aiden Maines was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Ripon Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Ceres, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Ripon Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Ceres struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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