The Urban Blues will head out on the road to challenge the Marin Academy Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Urban is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Urban is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over San Domenico on Friday. With that win, Urban brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Zach Gordon made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Gordon was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tyler Nonaka was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aaron Knupp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Marin Academy fell victim to University and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Red Devils. Marin Academy's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Urban's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Marin Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Urban was able to grind out a solid win over Marin Academy when the teams last played back in March, winning 9-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Urban since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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