St. Joseph pushed their score to 19 the last time they played San Luis Obispo, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. The St. Joseph Knights might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to the San Luis Obispo Tigers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. St. Joseph's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
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. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, 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.
On San Luis Obispo's side, not much got past Felix Stork, who gave up just one hit to keep St. Joseph off the board.
St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for San Luis Obispo, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13.
While St. Joseph 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 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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