San Luis Obispo can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They never let the St. Joseph Knights onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. After a 19-4 finish the last time they played, San Luis Obispo and St. Joseph decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Not much got past Felix Stork, who gave up just one hit to keep St. Joseph off the board.
On the hitting side, San Luis Obispo's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Greyson Bramble, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
On St. Joseph's side, Hunter Hammond spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. Hammond has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Joseph saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Niko Peinado, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, St. Joseph didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Luis Obispo only tossed four.
San Luis Obispo's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for St. Joseph, they dropped their record down to 9-9 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
San Luis Obispo will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Joseph: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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