Baseball Game Preview: Silver Creek Raiders vs. Gunderson Grizzlies

For the second straight game, Silver Creek will face off against Gunderson. The Raiders will face off against the Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Silver Creek is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.

Silver Creek's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Gunderson.

Giovanni Mejia

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/28/25 @ Gunderson	10
03/20/25 vs Gunderson	9
03/11/25 vs Overfelt	9
04/12/25 vs San Jose	8
03/04/25 @ Yerba Buena	8

Giovanni Mejia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Saxton Sinatra, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Cayleb Duran, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Silver Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in nine consecutive games.

Silver Creek pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Gunderson, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 11-9 record.

Both Silver Creek and Gunderson just can't seem to miss. The Raiders have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Gunderson struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.