The Redwood Giants will head out on the road to square off against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Redwood is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road.
Redwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Ignatius College Preparatory and snuck past 6-5. That's two games straight that Redwood has won by just one run.
Redwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rex Solle, who went 4-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Theo Trono, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it 14 on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Thundering Herd out 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Sam Valenti, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Charlie Slater was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Redwood is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, their win bumped their record up to 27-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Redwood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Newman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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