The Red Bluff Spartans will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Chico Panthers. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red Bluff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Pleasant Valley a 3-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Ever Aaron Ovalle's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Ledbetter, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Chico put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Pleasant Valley with a sharp 6-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Chico as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not much got past Rex Edwards, who gave up just three hits to keep Pleasant Valley off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Henderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Vinny Boatright, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Red Bluff has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Chico, their win bumped their record up to 20-6-1.
Red Bluff was able to grind out a solid victory over Chico in their previous matchup back in April, winning 6-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chico's Jaden Neugebauer, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Red Bluff still be able to contain Neugebauer? There's only one way to find out.
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