Baseball Recap: Las Plumas Thunderbirds vs. Oroville Tigers
Las Plumas stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let the Oroville Tigers onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. While fans of Las Plumas might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Bryan Houghton made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Houghton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Houghton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colton Rosauer, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bradley Rowe, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Oroville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their tenth loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
The victory (which was Las Plumas' third in a row) raised their record to 16-5. As for Oroville, their defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-13-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Las Plumas beat Oroville by a score of 9-0.
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