On Monday, while Damien put up some runs, the same can't be said for Rancho Cucamonga. The Damien Spartans put the hurt on the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars with a sharp 8-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Damien also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Nikko Paoletto, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Elius Kelly, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
On Rancho Cucamonga's side, they got a good showing from Kyle Thomas, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Rancho Cucamonga saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Foulds, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Damien is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9-1 record this season. As for Rancho Cucamonga, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season.
Damien will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rancho Cucamonga: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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