St. Joseph came tearing into Monday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Kingsburg Vikings and snuck past 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for St. Joseph as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
St. Joseph's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mikayla Provence, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Kingsburg's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexy Kay Paxton, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-1 record this season. As for Kingsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph will challenge Lompoc at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Kingsburg, they will take on Arroyo Grande at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kingsburg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Arroyo Grande's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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