Baseball Preview: Wheatland Pirates vs. Gridley Bulldogs
Wheatland and Gridley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Wheatland Pirates will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Gridley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Wheatland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Wheatland had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Center.
Adrian Villar was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jordan James, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gridley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Las Plumas on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Jason Davis Jr., who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gus Stogsdill, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Wheatland's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Gridley, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
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