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| 04/19/24 - Home | 12-20 L |
| 04/19/24 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 04/05/23 - Away | 3-13 L |
| 04/05/23 - Away | 12-13 L |
| 04/22/22 - Home | 3-20 L |
| + 5 more games |
Fall River and Weed are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Fall River has given up an average of 11.9 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fall River came up short against Etna on Friday, falling 15-1. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Weed got the win against Trinity on Friday by a conclusive 17-5. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now won four in a row.
Conner Hosino made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has become a key player for Weed: the team is undefeated when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 6-9 otherwise. Hosino was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run.
In other batting news, Jett Marshall was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mayson Aquila, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Weed lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Fall River's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Weed, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Fall River suffered a grim 20-12 defeat to Weed in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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