Baseball Game Preview: Eureka Loggers vs. Arcata Tigers

Eureka and Arcata are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2022, but likely not for long. The Loggers will face off against the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eureka will be strutting in after a victory while Arcata will be coming in after a loss.

Eureka's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They didn't even let Fortuna on the board, marking the Loggers' second-straight 7-0 shutout. The Loggers haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Not much got past Brayden Bermers, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Fortuna off the board. Bermers also tossed a walk, which is notable because Eureka is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 1-5 otherwise.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Robert Williams, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Ty Crawford also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Meanwhile, Arcata came up short against Del Norte on Saturday and fell 13-10. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Eureka's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Arcata, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.

Eureka came out on top in a nail-biter against Arcata in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Loggers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.