Baseball Game Preview: Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks vs. Branson Bulls

Tamalpais is a perfect 10-0 against Branson since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Tamalpais will be playing at home against Branson at 4:30 p.m. Tamalpais is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

While Tamalpais' win against De Anza wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Tamalpais narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past De Anza 3-1. The win was familiar territory for the Red Tailed Hawks, who have now won three contests in a row.

Scott Olinger

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/29/25 vs De Anza	7
03/15/25 @ Alameda	3
02/22/24 vs Rancho Cotate	3
03/06/25 vs Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory	2
05/02/24 @ Marin Catholic	2

Scott Olinger looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Tamalpais' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Will Gensler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Branson fell victim to Archie Williams and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Peregrine Falcons. The Bulls haven't had much luck with the Peregrine Falcons recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Tamalpais' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Branson, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tamalpais has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Branson struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Tamalpais was able to grind out a solid win over Branson in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 7-2. Will Tamalpais repeat their success, or does Branson has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.