Baseball Preview: St. Francis Sharks vs. Hollister Haybalers
St. Francis is 2-8 against Hollister since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The St. Francis Sharks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hollister Haybalers at 4:00 p.m. St. Francis is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
If St. Francis beats Hollister with five runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. St. Francis came out on top against Monterey by a score of 5-2 on Thursday.
Adrian Leon tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nash Horton, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Hollister scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Salinas with a sharp 13-4 win. Hollister's victory was all the more impressive since Salinas was averaging only 3.3 runs allowed on the season.
St. Francis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Hollister, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.
St. Francis was able to grind out a solid victory over Hollister in their previous matchup back in March, winning 4-0. Will St. Francis repeat their success, or does Hollister have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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