The St. Joseph Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Moorpark Musketeers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Moorpark's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Joseph is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering San Luis Obispo just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. Surprisingly, this marked the Knights' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
St. Joseph got a good showing from Robbie Roemling, who tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Roemling has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Joseph saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Niko Peinado, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That double was Peinado's first of the season. Erik Furness was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Moorpark fell victim to Camarillo and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-0 to the Scorpions, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Musketeers haven't had much luck with the Scorpions recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 18-5. As for Moorpark, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
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