Damien never let their opponents score on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars and snuck past 1-0. Winning may never get old, but Damien sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Damien got a great performance from Rudy O?Dell as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Damien saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nikko Paoletto, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Damien has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9-1 record this season. As for Rancho Cucamonga, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-14.
Damien is on the road again on Monday to play Etiwanda at 3:15 p.m. Damien's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Etiwanda's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Rancho Cucamonga, they will head out on the road to face off against Upland at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rancho Cucamonga: 2.8, Upland: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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