The Northgate Broncos will take on the San Leandro Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northgate comes in on three and San Leandro on six.
If Northgate beats San Leandro with five runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Broncos' pitchers stepped up to hand Miramonte a 5-0 shutout on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Christopher Flores, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Malloy, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Northgate hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Miramonte struck out ten times.
Meanwhile, San Leandro had just enough and edged out Hayward 3-2 on Friday.
San Leandro's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lorenzo Charles, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Ben Mladanich also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
San Leandro's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Northgate, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
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