The Redwood Giants are on the road again on Saturday to play the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Redwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Ukiah with a sharp 9-2 victory.
Chas Veley looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sam Gersch was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Theo Trono was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman waltzed into their game on Wednesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They blew past the Panthers 7-1.
Jack Pezzolo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Pezzolo was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Pezzolo wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Konnor Rodnick, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Redwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Redwood skirted past Cardinal Newman 2-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Will Redwood repeat their success, or does Cardinal Newman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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