Rocklin won the last time they faced Del Oro, and things went their way on Friday too. The Rocklin Thunder walked away with a 6-1 win over the Del Oro Golden Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rocklin.
Daniel Panteloglow tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cash Brennan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Dylan Nusz was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Del Oro's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Masen Belding, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Rocklin has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Del Oro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Rocklin will be playing at home against Woodcreek at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Woodcreek will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Rocklin surely won't give up without a fight. As for Del Oro, they will be playing at home against Oak Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Del Oro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Oak Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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