The Ripon Christian Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Orestimba Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Ripon Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Ripon Christian has not done well against Mariposa County recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Ripon Christian blew past Mariposa County 18-10. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Ripon Christian considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Joshua Buffalow made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Buffalow was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Noah DeBruyn and Grant Sonke did most of the damage at the plate: DeBruyn got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Sonke got on base in four of his six plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Anderson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Orestimba narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Le Grand 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for Orestimba as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ripon Christian now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Orestimba, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-10.
Ripon Christian beat Orestimba 11-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ripon Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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