Yuba City had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Roseville Tigers on Friday. The win was just what Yuba City needed coming off of a 10-3 defeat in their prior matchup.
Ashton Decker and Kaedin Bulock were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Decker struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Bulock pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Decker went 1-for-3 with two RBI, while Bulock scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Cameron Johnson was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Carson Geweke, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Roseville's side, they got a good showing from Ethan Gustus, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Roseville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Pettersen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Fox, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Yuba City's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Roseville, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3-1.
Yuba City will challenge Grant at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Roseville, they will head out on the road to take on Rio Americano at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Rio Americano is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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