The Wheatland Pirates will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Oroville Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Wheatland will be strutting in after a victory while Oroville will be coming in after a loss.
Wheatland is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Center (and have done all season long). Wheatland's pitchers stepped up to hand Center a 12-0 shutout on Tuesday. While fans of Wheatland might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
The team relied heavily on Joshua Rivera, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jordan James was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Oroville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of Las Plumas.
Wheatland's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Oroville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14-1.
Everything went Wheatland's way against Oroville when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Wheatland made off with a 16-0 victory. Will Wheatland repeat their success, or does Oroville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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