The Justin-Siena Braves will take on the Piedmont Highlanders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Justin-Siena is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Justin-Siena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Saint Mary's. The victory was nothing new for Justin-Siena as they're now sitting on three straight.
Justin-Siena got a great performance from Spencer Nelson as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Nelson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sam Denkin was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Giovannelli, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Piedmont was able to grind out a solid win over McKinleyville on Wednesday, taking the game 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Piedmont.
Seve Sanchez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brandon Dicke, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Justin-Siena's record now sits at 16-9. As for Piedmont, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Justin-Siena hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Piedmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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