Baseball Preview: Ponderosa Bruins vs. Whitney Wildcats
The Ponderosa Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Whitney Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Ponderosa fell victim to a rough 12-5 defeat at the hands of West Park. Ponderosa has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
George Shykowski was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Buteau, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Whitney entered their tilt with Folsom with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Bulldogs on Friday.
Noah Warner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Whitney saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Estes, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Ponderosa's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Whitney, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Ponderosa suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Whitney in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Ponderosa, Gavin McLendon (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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