Baseball Preview: Lower Lake Trojans vs. Fort Bragg Timberwolves
Lower Lake is 0-10 against Fort Bragg since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lower Lake Trojans will be playing at home against the Fort Bragg Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Lower Lake had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Clear Lake. Lower Lake has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Zach Jones was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. 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.
In other batting news, Brody Shields was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fort Bragg waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wolverines a 1-0 shutout.
Lower Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Fort Bragg, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
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