While Buckingham Charter's victory against Sacramento Country Day wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Knights narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cavaliers 7-5. The victory was some much needed relief for the Knights as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
04/22/25 @ Sacramento Country Day | 9 |
04/08/25 @ Valley Christian | 8 |
04/19/25 vs Foresthill | 5 |
04/05/25 @ Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | 3 |
03/25/25 @ Encina | 3 |
Wyatt Griffin was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, earning three RBI, three runs, and five stolen bases. Buckingham Charter is 4-2 when Griffin posts two or more runs, but 1-8 otherwise.
Griffin wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jake Loos, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Loos has become a key player for Buckingham Charter: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-9 otherwise.
Buckingham Charter's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Sacramento Country Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Buckingham Charter will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cavaliers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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