Bret Harte is 1-9 against Calaveras since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bret Harte Bullfrogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Calaveras Red Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Calaveras is hoping to do on Friday what Sonora couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Bret Harte's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Bret Harte walked away with an 11-7 win over Sonora. 11 seems to be a good number for Bret Harte as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jack Trent and Ben Lenard were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Trent tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Lenard pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Trent scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Lenard scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sawyer Maurer, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. Fox Darby was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Calaveras beat Argonaut 12-7 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Calaveras has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on Scott Beadles, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jay Ashe, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Bret Harte now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Calaveras, the win also got them back to even at 10-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bret Harte has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Calaveras struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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