After flying high against Deer Valley last Friday, Hercules came back down to earth. The Hercules Titans fell just short of the Albany Cougars by a score of 5-4 on Monday. The Titans were not able to make up for their defeat to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
David Silva Jr.
| 03/10/25 @ Albany | 5 |
| 03/07/25 @ Deer Valley | 2 |
| 02/19/25 @ Oakland Tech | 0 |
| 03/20/24 @ Vallejo | 9 |
David Silva Jr. was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Silva Jr. wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wynston Bishop, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases. Bishop has become a key player for Hercules: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-4 otherwise.
Hercules' record now sits at 3-5. As for Albany, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
We've got a battle between Titans coming up. Hercules is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Albany, they will take on Las Lomas at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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