The Pitman Pride will venture away from home to square off against the Tracy Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Pitman came up short against Lincoln and fell 12-7. The Pride have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pitman saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elias Mendez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Sam Welch also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Tracy suffered their closest loss since March 6, 2024 last Friday. They fell just short of Amador Valley by a score of 9-7.
Leland Freitas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacoby Freitas, who scored a run and stole Three bases.
Tracy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Pitman, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pitman has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tracy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pitman couldn't quite get it done against Tracy in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can Pitman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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