For the second straight game, Santa Paula will face off against Malibu. The Cardinals will head out to take on the Sharks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Santa Paula's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Malibu's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Santa Paula is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Malibu a 31-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their two-run performance the contest before.
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Colin Dominguez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-6 with two runs and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Santiago Ramirez looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Santa Paula is 4-1 when Ramirez allows one or fewer earned runs, but 9-10 otherwise.
Back at the plate, Angel Casimiro was incredible, getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances with six runs, three doubles, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Santa Paula's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Flores, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and one double.
Santa Paula hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Santa Paula pushed their record up to 13-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Malibu, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
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