Ripon is 7-0 against Livingston since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ripon Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Livingston Wolves at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ripon comes in on five and Livingston on three.
Ripon is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Hughson (and have done all season long). Ripon's pitcher stepped up to hand Hughson an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Hughson's batters probably weren't too happy with Kharime Caratachea, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 15 Ks (she gave up no walks). Caratachea has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Izabelle Spurzem was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Addison Naranjo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Livingston has not done well against Hilmar recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Livingston came out on top against Hilmar by a score of 8-5.
Annalee Aguilar made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Aguilar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elizabeth Avila, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, a run, and a double. Olivia Costa was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Ripon's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Livingston, their win bumped their record up to 9-10-1.
Livingston's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Ripon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Livingston, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Ripon keep running through batters, or will Livingston buck the trend?
Everything went Ripon's way against Livingston in their previous meeting on April 10th as Ripon made off with a 13-0 victory. Does Ripon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Livingston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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