Buhach Colony is 1-9 against Merced since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Buhach Colony Thunder will welcome the Merced Bears at 4:00 p.m. Buhach Colony has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Buhach Colony came up short against Atwater on Thursday, falling 20-1. The Thunder have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Merced came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gauchos a 10-0 shutout. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Bree Pimentel was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and one triple. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Cabral, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-2.
Merced was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Capitan only posted a batting average of .000.
Merced pushed their record up to 8-2-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Buhach Colony, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Buhach Colony suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Merced in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Buhach Colony avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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