Baseball Preview: Nipomo Titans vs. Templeton Eagles
The Nipomo Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Templeton Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nipomo is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Nipomo will head into Tuesday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a nine-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Templeton by a score of 16-14. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (11), Nipomo still had to take the loss.
For Templeton's part, Charlie Kline made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kline has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kline was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Templeton got a massive performance out of Andrew Raab, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Kolton Sobyra was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Nipomo's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Templeton, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Nipomo has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Templeton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.6. 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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