The Campolindo Cougars will head out to square off against the Redwood Giants at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Benicia hit Campolindo with a four-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-4. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Tyler Rogers was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
On the hitting side, Max Olson made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Redwood can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 9-8 on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Redwood got a massive performance out of Theo Trono, who fired off three doubles, one triple, and two RBI while going 4-for-8. Rowan Borghuis was another key player, going 4-for-7 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Campolindo's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Redwood, their loss dropped their record down to 22-3-1.
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