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 be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Atascadero, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Atascadero beat San Luis Obispo 8-3.
Atascadero's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Viale, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Uly Kaul, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph came up short against Liberty on Monday and fell 5-2. St. Joseph has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, St. Joseph hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty struck out six times.
Atascadero has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.
Atascadero came up short against St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Joseph's Niko Peinado, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Atascadero knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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