Baseball Recap: Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos vs. Colfax Falcons
Twelve Bridges scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Colfax Falcons as the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos made off with a 17-5 win. The victory was familiar territory for Twelve Bridges who now have three in a row.
Matt Henry tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Jackson Whitesides was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Logan Sanders, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Colfax's side, Malachi Thompson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Arteaga, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Twelve Bridges is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Colfax, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-13.
Twelve Bridges didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-0 win vs. Las Plumas on the 20th. As for Colfax, they will be playing at home against Marysville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Colfax and Marysville are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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