The South San Francisco Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South San Francisco will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
South San Francisco proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by seven) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over El Camino. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Warriors have posted against the Colts since May 5, 2017.
Gabriel Martin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Martin was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Martin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adam Keith, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crystal Springs Uplands). They blew past Priory 13-2 last Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Gryphons, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Like South San Francisco, Crystal Springs Uplands also got a great game from a two-way player: Brandon Ma. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Ma was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Connor Uchida was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Nico Abad was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Crystal Springs Uplands pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for South San Francisco, their record now sits at 10-4.
Crystal Springs Uplands' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: South San Francisco hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. It's a different story for Crystal Springs Uplands, though, as they've only averaged .232. Will they be able to contain South San Francisco's hitters?
Everything went South San Francisco's way against Crystal Springs Uplands in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as South San Francisco made off with a 24-1 victory. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gryphons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
