It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Campolindo had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Encinal Jets. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 5-4 back in March.
Colin Rutzen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
Jack Luster
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On the hitting side, Jack Luster was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Miles Clayton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Campolindo was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Campolindo's record is now 15-10. As for Encinal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-10.
Looking ahead, Campolindo will face off against Acalanes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.8, the Dons 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Encinal does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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