The Los Molinos Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Etna Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Los Molinos is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Swett 13-3. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Etna duked it out with Maxwell on Tuesday. The Lions' pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 6-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won six in a row.
Not much got past Kyle Fowle, who gave up just two hits to keep Maxwell off the board.
At the plate, Etna let Noah Hubbard and Clayton Harris run wild. Hubbard went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base, while Harris went 1-for-3 with one home run. Harris has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Emmett Stacher, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Etna pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Los Molinos, their victory bumped their record up to 24-6.
Los Molinos couldn't quite get it done against Etna in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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