Baseball Preview: Colfax Falcons vs. Sutter Huskies
Colfax is 2-7 against Sutter since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Colfax Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Sutter Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Colfax is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Colfax was able to grind out a solid victory over Grant, taking the game 7-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Colfax.
Malachi Thompson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Hooper, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Austin Liden, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Sutter lost 22-5 to Colusa on Monday.
Like Colfax, Sutter also got a great game from a two-way player: Carson Bishop. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bishop was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Bishop wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bode Mills, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Colfax's win bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Sutter, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Colfax has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sutter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Colfax couldn't quite finish off Sutter in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Colfax, Matt Lorentz (who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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