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| 04/01/25 - Away | 19-3 W |
| 03/20/25 - Home | 18-0 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 9-4 W |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 8-5 W |
| 05/02/23 - Home | 10-5 W |
| + 5 more games |
Gridley has gone 8-2 against Oroville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Bulldogs will welcome the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gridley has three straight wins, Oroville has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gridley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Corning with a sharp 12-0 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Charlee Sormano, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Mendenhall, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Gridley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Oroville duked it out with Live Oak on Tuesday. The Tigers came up short against the Lions, falling 8-2.
Oroville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie McDonald, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Jenessa Igot was another, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Oroville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Gridley, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Oroville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Gridley has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .563. It's a different story for Oroville, though, as they've only averaged .341. Will they be able to contain Gridley's hitters?
Gridley took their victory against Oroville when the teams last played on April 1st by a conclusive 19-3 score. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
