Baseball Preview: Overfelt Royals vs. San Jose Bulldogs
Overfelt is 9-1 against San Jose since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Overfelt Royals will head out on the road to challenge the San Jose Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Overfelt has three straight wins, San Jose has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, while Overfelt put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for San Jose. Overfelt put the hurt on San Jose with a sharp 15-0 victory.
ELIAS MARTINEZ was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. MARTINEZ has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. MARTINEZ was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, BENJAMIN GARCIA was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was TYLER REYES, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Overfelt has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season. As for San Jose, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
San Jose's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Overfelt has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. It's a different story for San Jose, though, as they've been averaging 15.9. Given Overfelt's sizable advantage in that area, San Jose will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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