Baseball Game Preview: Fowler Grizzlies vs. Rye Thunderbolts

The Fowler Grizzlies will head out to square off against the Rye Thunderbolts at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fowler has four straight victories, Rye has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Fowler had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Calhan on Tuesday. The Grizzlies never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. The match marked the Grizzlies' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Isaiah Montoya made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two). He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Weston Johnson

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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Weston Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Layton Sharon was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.

Fowler always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calhan only posted an OBP of .125.

Meanwhile, Rye came up short against Peyton on Tuesday, falling 9-1.

Rye saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Bjorum, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. That run marked the first that Bjorum scored this season.

Fowler's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Rye, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.