Damien won the last time they faced Rancho Cucamonga, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Damien Spartans had just enough and edged the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Damien.
Nathan Ries tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Damien's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nikko Paoletto, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Damien has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9-1 record this season. As for Rancho Cucamonga, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-13.
Damien will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rancho Cucamonga: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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