Golden waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Conifer Lobos. That's two games straight that Golden has won by exactly four runs.
Sawyer Brinkman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Brinkman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brinkman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jacob Dehm was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Conifer's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ely Miller, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Golden pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.2 runs. As for Conifer, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Golden will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Alameda at 4:00 p.m. Golden is facing Alameda at the right time seeing as Alameda is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Conifer, they will head out on the road to challenge Evergreen at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Evergreen is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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