Capital Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Sacramento Dragons with a sharp 13-3 win. That's more bragging rights for Capital Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sean Barker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Barker was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryan Kelley was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Monty Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Sacramento's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drewlian Jenkins Jr., who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Crump, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Capital Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-20. As for Sacramento, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-20.
Capital Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sacramento, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Rio Americano at 4:30 p.m. Rio Americano's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Sacramento's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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