It was a good run, but Ripon Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-4 walloping at the hands of the Ceres Bulldogs.
Grant Sonke was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Sonke has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sonke was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Sonke wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah DeBruyn, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Ceres' side, Brayden Clark tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Vincent Castrejon was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Carson Ulrich was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Ripon Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Ceres, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ripon Christian will challenge Le Grand at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Le Grand's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Ripon Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ceres, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Pacheco at 4:00 p.m. Pacheco is coming into the contest with four straight defeats at home, meaning Ceres will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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