Millennium is 0-5 against Ripon Christian since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Millennium Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Ripon Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. Millennium is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Millennium came up short against Ben Holt College Prep Academy and fell 6-3.
Christian Jacobo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ripon Christian put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Denair. Winning may never get old, but Ripon Christian sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Dustin Hoekstra was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hoekstra has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hoekstra was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Noah DeBruyn was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joshua Buffalow, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Millennium's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Ripon Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Millennium has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Ripon Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Millennium couldn't quite finish off Ripon Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2019 and fell 4-2. Can Millennium avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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