Ripon Christian entered their tilt with Johansen with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Johansen Vikings on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on David Koolhaas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Grant Sonke, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Johansen's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Vaka, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Vaka has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Ripon Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Johansen, their defeat was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-12.
Ripon Christian will square off against Ceres at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. Ripon Christian's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Ceres' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Johansen, they will head out on the road to challenge Modesto at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday. Johansen is facing Modesto at the right time seeing as Modesto is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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