Coalinga is 0-3 against Sierra since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Coalinga Horned Toads are on the road again to play the Sierra Chieftains at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Coalinga came up short against Minarets and fell 9-5.
Luke Wojewoda put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Wojewoda was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
Wojewoda wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gustavo Ibarra, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Sierra's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They suffered a tough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Selma.
Blake Brockman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Lloyd, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Coalinga's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Sierra, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Coalinga has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Sierra struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Coalinga couldn't quite finish off Sierra in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 10-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sierra's Micah Goodman, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Now that Coalinga knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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