Soledad entered their tilt with Rancho San Juan with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers out 5-4.
Andrew Nichols spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 14 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Soledad saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Wittman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Raya, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Soledad is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Rancho San Juan, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6-1.
Soledad will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rancho San Juan: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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