San Jose is 1-9 against Gunderson since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The San Jose Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Gunderson Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
San Jose's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Mt. Pleasant on Monday. They lost 17-0 to the Cardinals. The contest marked the first time this year in which San Jose was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Gunderson's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Del Mar by a score of 8-6.
Alanna Martinez Poklong put in work no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Martinez Poklong has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Martinez Poklong was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Breanna Bartek was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
San Jose's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9. As for Gunderson, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
San Jose took their win against Gunderson when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 19-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Jose since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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