Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ripon's offense. They fell just short of the Escalon Cougars by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. Ripon was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Escalon apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Joseph Molthen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Ripon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Brizuela, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Escalon's side, not much got past Greg Adams, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Ripon off the board.
This is the second loss in a row for Ripon and nudges their season record down to 15-9. As for Escalon, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-10.
While Ripon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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