Vintage lost to Casa Grande last Tuesday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Vintage Crushers walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Casa Grande Gauchos.
Noah Piersig spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Vintage saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dario Freschi, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Casa Grande's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Danny Mercado gave up three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
Vintage has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Casa Grande, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
Vintage will look to defend their home field on Friday against Redwood at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Vintage: 3.4, Redwood: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Casa Grande, they will head out on the road to face off against Maria Carrillo at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Casa Grande's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Maria Carrillo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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