Pacifica entered their tilt with Oxnard with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the Oxnard Yellowjackets onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pacifica also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Devon Wilkes was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Wilkes has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wilkes was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Ricky Garcia looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Wilkes wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Sifuentes, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Pacifica is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10-1 record this season. As for Oxnard, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-14.
Pacifica will look to defend their home field on Saturday against St. Bonaventure at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Bonaventure: 4.1, Pacifica: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Oxnard, they will head out on the road to face off against Golden Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oxnard's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Golden Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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