Credo and Sonoma Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Credo Gryphon will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Sonoma Academy Coyotes at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Credo is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Potter Valley onto the board and left with a 24-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for Credo as they're now sitting on four straight.
Kyle Russell was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Russell was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI.
In other pitching news, Thadeus Cole looked comfortable as he got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Back at the plate, Credo let Zach McKenna and Darren Dalton loose on the outfield. McKenna scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Dalton got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Gomez-Gonzalez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sonoma Academy's hitters rose to the challenge against a Titans pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.81 runs allowed on Friday. Sonoma Academy put the hurt on Technology with a sharp 10-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sonoma Academy.
Credo pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sonoma Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Credo took their victory against Sonoma Academy in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 10-3. Will Credo repeat their success, or does Sonoma Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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