The Bret Harte Bullfrogs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Sonora Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bret Harte has three straight victories, Sonora has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bret Harte gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Argonaut with a sharp 11-2 win.
Jack Trent was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Trent has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Trent was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Aiden Cole was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Brayden Bowersox was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sonora came up short against Amador on Friday and fell 8-3. That's two games in a row now that Sonora has lost by exactly five runs.
Sonora saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Ruiz, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory got Bret Harte back to even at 9-9. As for Sonora, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Bret Harte was able to grind out a solid win over Sonora in their previous meeting back in March, winning 7-3. Does Bret Harte have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sonora turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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