The Sierra Pacific Golden Bears will square off against the Templeton Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Sierra Pacific's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Templeton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Sierra Pacific's offense. They fell 3-0 to Hanford on Saturday. That makes it the first time this season the Golden Bears have let down their home crowd.
Sierra Pacific saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cristian Flores, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Templeton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Cowboys by a score of 11-8.
The team relied heavily on Luke Stetz, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since March 4th. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Dennish, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Templeton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Templeton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Sierra Pacific, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sierra Pacific has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Templeton struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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