After six games on the road, Red Bluff is heading back home. They will take on the Shasta Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Bluff is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Red Bluff's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pleasant Valley on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Vikings. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Red Bluff's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Shasta can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They blew past Enterprise 17-5.
The team relied heavily on Haley Salkeld, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Anna Pena, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Red Bluff's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8-1. As for Shasta, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-15-1.
Shasta's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Red Bluff has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Shasta, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7. Will Red Bluff keep running through batters, or will Shasta buck the trend?
Red Bluff skirted past Shasta 5-3 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Shasta's Callie Hemsted, who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Red Bluff still be able to contain Hemsted? There's only one way to find out.
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