Ridgeview came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Mission Bay Buccaneers.
Jared Robles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Robles has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Robles was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joel Gutierrez was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jordan Brito was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Mission Bay's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Gallego, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Ridgeview's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Mission Bay, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
Ridgeview will take on Bakersfield at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgeview's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Bakersfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mission Bay, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on La Jolla at 4:00 p.m. on April 10th.
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