The Sutter Huskies will head out to challenge the Casa Roble Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Casa Roble will be up against a hot Sutter team: the squad just extended their winning streak to nine. Sutter's pitchers stepped up to hand El Camino an 11-0 shutout on Friday. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by exactly 11 runs.
Jace Cummins looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Ezra Hilleary was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonny Munger, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Casa Roble entered their tilt with Natomas on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over the Nighthawks. With that victory, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Max Ogden made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of Casa Roble's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Ogden was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Casa Roble got a massive performance out of Ian Peatross, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Casa Roble is undefeated when Peatross posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Jackson Pitnikoff also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Casa Roble always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .571 or higher in three consecutive games.
Sutter pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Casa Roble, their record now sits at 5-3.
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