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| 03/31/25 - Away | 9-7 W |
| 04/06/24 - Home | 3-12 L |
| 04/04/24 - Away | 1-0 W |
| 04/04/23 - Home | 8-3 W |
| 04/03/23 - Away | 11-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Blackhawk ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Central Valley Warriors 9-7. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Elijah White and Sam Saliba made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, White didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Saliba pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, White went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double, while Saliba scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Stephen Knallay, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Davis, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Blackhawk kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive contests.
Blackhawk's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Central Valley, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Blackhawk will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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