Warriors
| 03/20/25 @ Harker | 3 |
| 03/11/25 vs Mills | 5 |
| 03/08/25 vs Galileo | 16 |
| 03/05/25 vs Design Tech | 9 |
| 03/01/25 vs Lowell | 1 |
The South San Francisco Warriors will square off against the Washington Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. South San Francisco is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
South San Francisco blew Harker out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Harker got their revenge. South San Francisco fell just short of Harker by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Warriors have suffered since April 10, 2024.
South San Francisco saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriel Martin, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another was Giovanni Bernal, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washington). Their pitchers stepped up to hand The Academy - San Francisco a 24-0 shutout on Thursday. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Nick Wilson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Washington let Andrew Kim and Liam Troy run wild. Kim went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Troy scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave Kim a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Malcom Choy, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Washington's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for South San Francisco, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
South San Francisco beat Washington 9-4 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will South San Francisco repeat their success, or does Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
