Baseball Recap: Sierra Chieftains vs. Coalinga Horned Toads
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Selma, Sierra was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Coalinga Horned Toads and snuck past 9-8. That's more bragging rights for Sierra, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brayden Hallman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Hallman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Micah Goodman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was David Rivas, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Like Sierra, Coalinga also got a great game from a two-way player: Drake "Swish" Stevens. On the mound, he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off five hits. Stevens was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Stevens wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Raymond "Dozer" Flores Jr, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Flores Jr has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Manny Telles was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sierra is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Coalinga, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
Sierra will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Sanger West at 10:00 a.m. As for Coalinga, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Sierra Pacific at 11:00 a.m. Sierra Pacific's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Coalinga's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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