Baseball Game Preview: Eureka Loggers vs. Fortuna Huskies

Eureka has gone 8-2 against Fortuna recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Loggers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Saturday, Eureka didn't have quite enough to beat Del Norte and fell 4-3.

Eureka got a good showing from Bryson Burns, who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Burns has allowed since back in March.

At the plate, Robert Williams made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Vasquez, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Fortuna was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 10-4 to Arcata.

Fortuna saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mariqus Ludd, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Eureka has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Fortuna, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.

Eureka took their win against Fortuna in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 7-0 score. Do the Loggers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.