The Durango Trailblazers will challenge the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Durango has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight losses, while Berkeley will come in with nine straight victories.
Durango saw some tournament action on Monday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Banning.
Durango saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kysyn Kauahipaula, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Berkeley). Everything went their way against Mira Mesa on Monday as they made off with a 16-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ezra Brilliant tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Akanni Owodunni, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and two stolen bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in runs (three). Isaiah Mays was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Berkeley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive contests.
Berkeley's record is now 10-1-1. As for Durango, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
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