Righetti extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 16-11. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Joseph Knights. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Knights this season, with their most recent loss being a 7-1 defeat on Wednesday.
Kamron Walker made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Verduzco, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
As for St. Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
On St. Joseph's side, the team relied heavily on Santana Covarrubias, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most runs Covarrubias has posted since back in March. Eli Hendricks was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
As of now, neither Righetti nor St. Joseph have any future games scheduled.
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