The Sherman Oaks CES Knights will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Sotomayor Wolves at 3:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sherman Oaks CES: 3.9, Sotomayor: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sherman Oaks CES is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Grant as Sherman Oaks CES made off with an 11-5 win. Considering Sherman Oaks CES has won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nicholas Bilicic made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bilicic has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bilicic was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sherman Oaks CES got a massive performance out of Judah Sapong, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Sapong hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Liam Clinger was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor entered their tilt with Maywood CES with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wolfpack a 3-0 shutout on Thursday.
Sotomayor saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Duarte, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Sherman Oaks CES has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season. As for Sotomayor, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Sherman Oaks CES couldn't quite finish off Sotomayor when the teams last played back in February and fell 6-4. Can Sherman Oaks CES avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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