Casa Roble and Woodland are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Casa Roble Rams will face off against the Woodland Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Casa Roble: 2.8, Woodland: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Casa Roble will head into Friday's contest having proved themselves against Rio Linda: Casa Roble took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Rio Linda, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Casa Roble had just enough and edged Rio Linda out 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Casa Roble.
BRAYDEN SAUCEDO looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Casa Roble's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was JACOB SCHREIBER, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. IAN PEATROSS was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Woodland had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Diamondbacks 7-1. Woodland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
David Tanner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tanner was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Aiden Lopez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Dylan Ramirez, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Cadotte, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Casa Roble has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Woodland, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Casa Roble has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Woodland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Casa Roble came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodland in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Casa Roble since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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