Nipomo is 0-6 against Arroyo Grande since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Nipomo Titans will be playing at home against the Arroyo Grande Eagles at 11:00 a.m. Nipomo is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Nipomo put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Orcutt Academy 11-2. 11 seems to be a good number for Nipomo as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ethan Silveira looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rowan Horton, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Austin Jones was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Arroyo Grande came up short against Cabrillo on Friday and fell 4-1. That's two games in a row now that Arroyo Grande has lost by exactly three runs.
Arroyo Grande also got a good showing from Noah Wright, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Arroyo Grande saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Clark, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Nipomo pushed their record up to 10-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs per game. As for Arroyo Grande, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Nipomo came up short against Arroyo Grande in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Nipomo, Bret Pinkerton (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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