Rocklin came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Oak Ridge Trojans as they made off with an 8-1 win. Rocklin might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by six runs or more this season.
Jesse Cuthill tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Colby Pudge was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tucker Baird, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Oak Ridge's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Haney, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Rocklin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Oak Ridge, they dropped their record down to 7-9 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Rocklin by a score of 5-0.
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