Escalon waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Hilmar Yellowjackets. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Escalon also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Josh Fiori was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nico Franzia, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
On Hilmar's side, they got a good showing from Ryan Couchman, who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Couchman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hilmar saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Kohen, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Escalon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Hilmar, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6.
Escalon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hilmar: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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