The Marin Academy Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Urban Blues at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Marin Academy is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Marin Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against University on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, Urban scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past San Domenico 13-3. With that win, Urban brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Zach Gordon was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Gordon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Nonaka, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played. Aaron Knupp was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Marin Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Urban, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Marin Academy came up short against Urban in their previous matchup back in March, falling 9-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gordon, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Now that Marin Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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