The St. Helena Saints will take on the Fort Bragg Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Helena has seven straight wins, Fort Bragg has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, St. Helena was able to grind out a solid victory over Lower Lake, taking the game 7-2.
Tahlia Smith
| 04/08/25 @ Lower Lake | 16 |
| 04/30/24 vs Lower Lake | 15 |
| 03/26/24 @ Clear Lake | 15 |
| 05/07/24 @ Cloverdale | 14 |
| 05/21/24 vs Fortuna | 13 |
Tahlia Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Those 16 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Ellie Carmichael was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Malia Lund also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Fort Bragg had taken Cloverdale down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Timberwolves fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Timberwolves' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
St. Helena's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Fort Bragg, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
St. Helena was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Bragg when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 8-5. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Timberwolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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