Rocklin put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Oak Ridge Trojans a 6-0 shutout. This was a revenge matchup for Rocklin, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-0 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Not much got past Daniel Panteloglow, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Oak Ridge off the board. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Grant Munoz and Colby Pudge did most of the damage at the plate: Munoz scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Pudge scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cash Brennan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Rocklin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Oak Ridge, their loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 8-10.
Rocklin will be playing in front of their home fans against Del Oro at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Del Oro: 3, Rocklin: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Oak Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Granite Bay at 4:00 p.m. Granite Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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