It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Bella Vista ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past the Yuba City Honkers 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Bella Vista, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Devin James tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Kyle Smith was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
On Yuba City's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Fletcher, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Bella Vista pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Yuba City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Bella Vista will have a chance to go back-to-back against Yuba City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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