Red Bluff is 8-2 against Enterprise since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success in Tuesday's first game. The Red Bluff Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Enterprise Hornets at 2:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Red Bluff had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Pleasant Valley.
Cooper Sides spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Red Bluff saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Ross, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Red Bluff didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pleasant Valley only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Enterprise's offense. Their rough 10-0 loss to Foothill on Thursday might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Enterprise has lost by exactly ten runs.
Red Bluff's record is now 13-7. As for Enterprise, their record now sits at 5-15.
Enterprise's hitters will have their work cut out for them in Tuesday's first game. Red Bluff has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Enterprise, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will Red Bluff keep running through batters, or will Enterprise buck the trend?
Everything went Red Bluff's way against Enterprise in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Red Bluff made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Red Bluff have another victory up their sleeve, or will Enterprise turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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