Ripon Christian waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gustine Reds and snuck past 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Ripon Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Luke Crivello spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Grant Sonke, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
On Gustine's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Saaranzin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Ripon Christian pushed their record up to 14-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Gustine, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Ripon Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Gustine: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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