Cabrillo is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Joseph is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cabrillo Conquistadores will take on the St. Joseph Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cabrillo: 1.2, St. Joseph: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cabrillo's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Atascadero and snuck past 1-0.
Cabrillo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Mabery, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph earned a 3-0 victory over Righetti on Wednesday.
The result came thanks to Hunter Hammond's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jack Ferguson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Cabrillo's win bumped their record up to 20-0. As for St. Joseph, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cabrillo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cabrillo skirted past St. Joseph 4-2 in their previous matchup back in March. Will Cabrillo repeat their success, or does St. Joseph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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