Ripon Christian won the last time they faced Waterford and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Ripon Christian Knights' pitcher stepped up to hand the Waterford Wildcats a 10-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly ten runs.
Jordan Luisi
| 02/19/25 @ Waterford | 10 |
| 04/01/24 vs Modesto Christian | 9 |
| 03/13/24 vs Delhi | 7 |
| 04/20/24 vs Weston Ranch | 4 |
| 03/09/24 vs Central Valley Christian | 4 |
Jordan Luisi made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Josh Buffalow was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Garrett Pollard was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Ripon Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Ripon Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. As for Waterford, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Ripon Christian didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-7 victory against Big Valley Christian on the 20th. As for Waterford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 6-3 win against McNair on the 20th.
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