The St. Joseph Knights will square off against the Buchanan Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games St. Joseph has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past Redwood 2-1.
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Niko Peinado spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, St. Joseph's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayson Rodriguez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double. Another was Dom Hernandez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Buchanan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 10-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 14 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
St. Joseph has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Buchanan, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-4.
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