Shasta scored the most runs they've had all season to find success in their second game on Wednesday. They blew past the Truckee Wolverines 12-1. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Shasta with their most commanding win of the season.
Jack Dehn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Eli Kennedy and Jack Peterson did most of the damage at the plate: Kennedy went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple, while Peterson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Boesiger, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Truckee's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Brown, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Shasta has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for Truckee, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Shasta will be staying on the road in Tuesday's first game to face off against Chico at 2:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chico: 3.6, Shasta: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Truckee, they will square off against Orland at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Orland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Truckee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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