The Sutter Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Casa Roble Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sutter: 2.5, Casa Roble: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sutter stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Bear River as Sutter made off with an 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sutter considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Rylan Giovannoni was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Giovannoni has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Giovannoni was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Logan Yacavace was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Carson Bishop was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Casa Roble waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 7-3.
PRESTON SCHWEIGER looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Casa Roble got a massive performance out of CONNOR ANDERSON, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of TYRUS VOGT, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Sutter's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-4-1. As for Casa Roble, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sutter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Casa Roble 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.
Sutter skirted past Casa Roble 3-2 in their previous matchup on April 2nd. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Casa Roble's JACOB SCHREIBER, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sutter still be able to contain SCHREIBER? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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