The Righetti Warriors will head out on the road to take on the St. Joseph Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Righetti: 3.2, St. Joseph: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Righetti had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Greyhounds a 10-0 shutout.
Riley Bassett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Bassett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bassett was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jayden Perez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Caden Cuccia was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
St. Joseph can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. Everything went their way against San Luis Obispo as St. Joseph made off with a 9-2 win.
Righetti's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for St. Joseph, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Righetti couldn't quite finish off St. Joseph when the teams last played back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Joseph's Hunter Hammond, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that Righetti knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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