Baseball Preview: Oroville Tigers vs. Lindhurst Blazers
Oroville is on an 11-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Lindhurst a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Oroville Tigers will take on the Lindhurst Blazers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Wednesday, Oroville came up short against Wheatland and fell 6-2.
Tahrique Haley III was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Haley III was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Oroville got a massive performance out of Ethan Walker, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Degan Franklin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Oroville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Lindhurst's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-0 walloping at the hands of Rio Vista on Friday.
Oroville's loss dropped their record down to 2-15-1. As for Lindhurst, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14-2.
Everything went Oroville's way against Lindhurst in their previous matchup back in March as Oroville made off with a 13-0 win. Does Oroville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lindhurst turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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