Ukiah is 1-9 against Cardinal Newman since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Ukiah Wildcats face off against Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Ukiah will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Ukiah is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Santa Rosa 11-1 on Saturday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six runs or more this season.
George Gibbs made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Gibbs was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Jaxon Mellus looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kamble Koch, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Beebe, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman came up short against Granada on Saturday and fell 4-1.
Cardinal Newman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamie Vozaitis, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Ukiah's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Cardinal Newman, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Ukiah couldn't quite get it done against Cardinal Newman in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can Ukiah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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