The Yuba City Honkers will head out to challenge the Inderkum Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Yuba City's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Inderkum's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Yuba City is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Roseville on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1.
Yuba City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Gonzales, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Inderkum ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against East Nicolaus, sneaking past 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The team relied heavily on Alexandra Jacques, who went 3-for-5 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Ambrosia Estacio, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Inderkum's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Yuba City, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 14-4-1.
Yuba City beat Inderkum 5-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Honkers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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