Baseball Preview: Esparto Spartans vs. Golden Sierra Grizzlies
The Esparto Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Golden Sierra Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Esparto is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Last Thursday, Esparto fell victim to a tough 16-3 defeat at the hands of Vacaville Christian.
Meanwhile, Golden Sierra stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past San Juan 20-6. The win was nothing new for Golden Sierra as they're now sitting on five straight.
Tony Alvarez and Linkin Phipps made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Alvarez pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Phipps pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Phipps got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Alvarez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Borovich, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Harper, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Esparto's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Golden Sierra, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Esparto came up short against Golden Sierra when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 7-2. Can Esparto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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