The Oroville Tigers will challenge the Wheatland Pirates at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wheatland took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Oroville, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Oroville turned things around against Central Valley on Friday. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 4-1.
Kendall Zarate
| 03/28/25 vs Central Valley | 11 |
| 03/08/25 vs Arcata | 11 |
| 03/04/25 @ Willows | 11 |
| 02/25/25 @ Pierce | 9 |
| 03/21/25 @ Durham | 4 |
Kendall Zarate made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Oroville is 2-1 when Zarate posts ten or more strikeouts, but 1-7 otherwise. Zarate was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Carlos Sandoval was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Izaya Keck also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Wheatland entered their contest against Oakmont on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wheatland came up short against Oakmont, falling 10-1. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Wheatland and nudges their season record down to 7-3. As for Oroville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-8.
Oroville couldn't quite get it done against Wheatland in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Will Oroville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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