Vintage was the 7-4 winner over Redwood when they last played one another back in March of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Vintage Crushers lost 11-5 to the Redwood Giants on Friday.
Vintage saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Buffler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Redwood's side, Matthew Knauer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Knauer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Knauer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Gavin Soper was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Theo Trono, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Vintage's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Redwood, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road.
Vintage will challenge American Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. American Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Redwood, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Marin Catholic at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marin Catholic: 3.5, Redwood: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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