After two games on the road, Ripon Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Mariposa County Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant two-way players against one another: Luke Crivello and Taxtyn Weiland.
After soaring to 13 runs the game before, Ripon Christian were a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They fell just short of Sierra by a score of 2-1. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ripon Christian in their matchups with Sierra: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Mariposa County can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Stone Ridge Christian an 11-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mariposa County.
Mariposa County got a massive performance out of Hunter Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two additional RBI, and an additional run. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Ibarra, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Ripon Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Mariposa County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Ripon Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mariposa County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5 strikeouts per game. 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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