Baseball Preview: Atwater Falcons vs. Patterson Tigers
The Atwater Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Patterson Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Atwater is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
If Atwater beats Patterson with four runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Atwater came out on top against Golden Valley by a score of 4-1 last Thursday.
Logan Sanchez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Atwater's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mathias Cole, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Patterson unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 13-3 to Golden Valley.
Atwater pushed their record up to 11-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Patterson, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6-1.
Atwater suffered a grim 16-5 defeat to Patterson in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Atwater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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