The Templeton Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Templeton will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Friday, Templeton was able to grind out a solid victory over Salinas, taking the game 11-8.
Luke Stetz was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since March 4th. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Dennish, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Templeton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Sierra Pacific's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hanford. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Golden Bears were not able to get on the board.
Sierra Pacific saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cristian Flores, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base.
Sierra Pacific's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Templeton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Templeton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sierra Pacific struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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