Softball Preview: Oroville Tigers vs. Gridley Bulldogs
After two games on the road, Oroville is heading back home. They will take on the Gridley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Oroville's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Orland on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Trojans.
Oroville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Jackson, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Gridley never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Corning on Friday. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 10-4 victory.
Kay Pruitt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Serenity Rossiter, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kirsten Muzzy, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Oroville's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Gridley, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Oroville came up short against Gridley when the teams last played on April 12th, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gridley's Maddie Garcia, who struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Oroville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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