Yellowjackets
| 03/19/25 vs Escalon | 0 |
| 03/13/25 @ Ripon Christian | 8 |
| 03/06/25 @ Turlock Christian | 11 |
| 03/01/25 @ Los Banos | 12 |
| 02/27/25 vs Le Grand | 11 |
| + 5 more games |
The Hilmar Yellowjackets will venture away from home to face off against the Escalon Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hilmar is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Hilmar fell victim to Escalon and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-0. The Yellowjackets' loss signaled the end of their undefeated season.
For Escalon's part, the result came thanks to Josh Fiori's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks. That's the most strikeouts Fiori has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, Escalon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Huebner, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Dylan Ball also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Escalon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Hilmar fell to 9-1.
Escalon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Hilmar hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Escalon, though, as they've only averaged .240. Will they be able to contain Hilmar's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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