The Ripon Indians will face off against the Ripon Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ripon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Ripon will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Venture Academy on Monday. The Indians blew past the Mustangs 12-2. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Angelina Martinez
| 03/30/26 vs Venture Academy | 11 |
| 03/27/26 vs Atwater | 3 |
| 03/26/26 @ Hughson | 4 |
| 03/19/26 vs Escalon | 8 |
| 03/17/26 vs Sonora | 5 |
| + 8 more games |
Angelina Martinez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Clara Townsend was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Addison Naranjo, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Ripon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Venture Academy only posted a batting average of .059.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Ripon Christian's offense. They came up short against Hughson on Monday, falling 10-0. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ripon Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Ripon, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Everything went Ripon's way against Ripon Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, as Ripon made off with a 14-1 victory. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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