Citrus Valley waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Yucaipa Thunderbirds 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Citrus Valley also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Kade Finazzo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on 11 hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Rossi was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Citrus Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Yucaipa, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10-1.
Citrus Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Yucaipa: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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