The Vintage Crushers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Redwood Giants at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Vintage: 3.4, Redwood: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Vintage was able to grind out a solid win over Casa Grande, taking the game 4-1.
Noah Piersig spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Vintage saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dario Freschi, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Redwood put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Archie Williams a 7-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Redwood.
Rex Solle was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Solle was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Theo Trono was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack Moseley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Vintage has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Redwood, their victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Vintage beat Redwood 7-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2020. Does Vintage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Redwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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