Baseball Preview: Swink Lions vs. Fowler Grizzlies
Swink and Fowler are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Swink Lions will head out on the road to take on the Fowler Grizzlies at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Swink is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Swink stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Dolores Huerta Prep 17-2.
Nick Paolucci and Nate Cabrera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Paolucci tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cabrera struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Paolucci got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Cabrera scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Cabrera is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Thomas Valdez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Tomky, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fowler unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 7-4 to Peyton. Fowler has struggled against Peyton recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Like Swink, Fowler also got a great game from a two-way player: Joe Salvo. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Salvo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Salvo wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gage Gottbehuet, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Swink is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Fowler, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Swink has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fowler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Swink might still be hurting after the 16-3 defeat they got from Fowler in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Swink avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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