The Colusa RedHawks will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Winters Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Colusa has ten straight wins, Winters has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Colusa put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Live Oak with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Julian Mendiola made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Mendiola has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mendiola was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Sutter Moss was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Seth Kalisuch was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Winters suffered a tough 15-6 defeat at the hands of Durham on Thursday.
Winters saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miles Mariani, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Colusa pushed their record up to 10-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.3 runs. As for Winters, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
Winters' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Colusa hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .363. It's a different story for Winters, though, as they've only averaged .215. Will they be able to contain Colusa's hitters?
Everything went Colusa's way against Winters when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Colusa made off with a 16-0 victory. Does Colusa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Winters turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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