Ripon Christian waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Denair Coyotes onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Ripon Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Luke Crivello, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Denair off the board. Crivello has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Grant Sonke, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was David Koolhaas, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Ripon Christian's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8. As for Denair, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Ripon Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Denair: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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