Damien won the last time they faced Los Osos, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Damien Spartans walked away with a 7-2 win over the Los Osos Grizzlies. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Damien.
Damien got a great performance from Nathan Ries as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Ries has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nikko Paoletto, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Eli Bechtel, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Los Osos' side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Roberto Topete, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Damien is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8-1 record this season. As for Los Osos, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-5.
Damien will have a chance to go back-to-back against Los Osos: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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