Baseball Recap: Placer Hillmen vs. Ponderosa Bruins
Placer won the last time they faced Ponderosa, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Placer Hillmen had just enough and edged the Ponderosa Bruins out 3-2. That's two games straight that Placer has won by just one run.
Jayson Glatt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Devin Knight, who went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Jack Addison, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Ponderosa's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Baumgartner, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Placer pushed their record up to 8-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Ponderosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Placer will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ponderosa: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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