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Dual-threat carries Novato South All Stars 10U past San Francisco National 5-4

Kyle Rubio carried Novato South All Stars 10U to a 5-4 victory over San Francisco National on Saturday at Hamann with a strong game at the plate and on the rubber.

Rubio went a perfect 3-3 at the dish for Novato South All Stars 10U. He singled in the second, third, and fifth innings.

Rubio looked sharp on the mound. Rubio held San Francisco National hitless over 3 2/3 innings, allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out three.

The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to six lead changes in the game.

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Novato South All Stars 10U pulled out the win thanks to a strong fifth inning. Novato South All Stars 10U scored on an RBI single by Rubio off Dominic B, plating Jackson Gremmels An RBI single by Rubio scored Gremmels to give Novato South All Stars 10U the lead for good.

The top of the first saw Novato South All Stars 10U take an early lead, 1-0. Lucas Fortune got things going for Novato South All Stars 10U with a double.

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San Francisco National quickly matched Novato South All Stars 10U's strong inning with a three-run inning of its own in the first. San Francisco National scored on an error and.

Novato South All Stars 10U scored one run in the second inning, and then followed it up with one more in the third. In the second, Novato South All Stars 10U scored on a groundout by Griffin Waiss, scoring Rubio.

It didn't take long for San Francisco National to respond as it scored one run of its own in the third. San Francisco National scored on an error.

The lead was Novato South All Stars 10U's to lose after fifth inning. More runs came home on an RBI double by Gremmels.

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