The Cabrillo Conquistadores will be playing at home against the San Luis Obispo Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cabrillo has ten straight victories, San Luis Obispo has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cabrillo ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over St. Joseph.
Cabrillo got a great performance from Gage Mattis as he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Mattis has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas Kiesling picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gabe Barraza, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Landon Mabery was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo came up short against Righetti on Friday and fell 7-3. That's two games in a row now that San Luis Obispo has lost by exactly four runs.
Jaden Taylor was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, San Luis Obispo saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Felix Stork, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Tyler Stephens, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cabrillo's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for San Luis Obispo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
San Luis Obispo's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Cabrillo has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .462. It's a different story for San Luis Obispo, though, as they've only averaged .355. Will they be able to contain Cabrillo's hitters?
Cabrillo skirted past San Luis Obispo 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was San Luis Obispo's Brady Birdsong, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Cabrillo to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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