Ripon Christian is 8-2 against Gustine since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Ripon Christian Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gustine Reds at 4:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ripon Christian can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They never let Le Grand onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ripon Christian.
Not much got past Dustin Hoekstra, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Le Grand off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grant Sonke, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. David Koolhaas was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gustine scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Waterford as Gustine made off with a 19-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Gustine who now have four in a row.
Jake Campbell was a standout: he scored four runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Alex Quezada, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ripon Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Gustine, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Ripon Christian took their win against Gustine in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-0. Will Ripon Christian repeat their success, or does Gustine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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