For the second straight game, Ripon Christian will face off against Sonora. The Knights will host the Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ripon Christian has six straight victories, Sonora has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ripon Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Sonora 18-6 on Wednesday. Considering the Knights have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Trenton Cloward
| 04/23/25 @ Sonora | 4 |
| 04/04/25 @ Ripon | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Weston Ranch | 1 |
| 04/17/25 vs Orestimba | 1 |
| 03/22/25 @ Weston Ranch | 1 |
Trenton Cloward made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-5 with four runs and three RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Noah DeBruyn and Talen Tameling did most of the damage at the plate: DeBruyn got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Tameling went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI DeBruyn has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Wadlow, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
Ripon Christian pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Sonora, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
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