Moorpark had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Royal Highlanders 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Moorpark also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Carson Cerny spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Moorpark's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Shannon-wilkerson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Moorpark is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10-1 record this season. As for Royal, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9.
Moorpark will head out on the road to take on Ventura at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Moorpark: 3.9, Ventura: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Royal, they will head out on the road to square off against Camarillo at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Camarillo will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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