Escondido Charter has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Pacific Ridge Firebirds at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Escondido Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Escondido Charter stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Pacific Ridge as Escondido Charter made off with an 8-1 win.
Karl (Liam) Ricciardi was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Ricciardi was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Romero, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Silas Telfer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Escondido Charter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Pacific Ridge, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-18.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Escondido Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pacific Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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