St. Joseph and Atascadero are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The St. Joseph Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Atascadero Greyhounds at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games St. Joseph has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
The matchup between St. Joseph and Arroyo Grande on Wednesday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. St. Joseph had just enough and edged Arroyo Grande out 13-12. With that victory, St. Joseph brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Jayson Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Rodriguez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Hunter Hammond looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Erik Furness was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Peinado, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Atascadero ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. Everything went their way against San Luis Obispo as Atascadero made off with an 8-1 win.
St. Joseph's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for Atascadero, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
St. Joseph took their victory against Atascadero in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 6-0. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atascadero turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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