The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the California Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dougherty Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Dougherty Valley suffered a rough 14-6 defeat at the hands of Monte Vista.
Dougherty Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Wong, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Duncan, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, California won against Northgate on Saturday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. California walked away with a 9-4 victory over Antioch. The win made it back-to-back victories for California.
Ryan Giffins looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Angelo Sherman was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Ben Johnson, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5.
Dougherty Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for California, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Dougherty Valley suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to California in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Dougherty Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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