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| 03/27/25 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 03/06/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 03/18/23 - Home | 9-8 W |
| 02/25/22 - Away | 6-11 L |
| 05/07/18 - Away | 6-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Linden is 9-1 against Calaveras since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Lions will host the Red Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ten must be Linden's lucky number: they beat Riverbank with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Lions didn't even let the Bruins on the board, marking the Lions' second-straight 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Jacob Ricketts looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Linden got a massive performance out of Braden Busalacchi, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most hits Busalacchi has posted since back in March. Sebastian Trujillo was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Linden always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Calaveras had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 12-5 victory.
Calaveras pushed their record up to 7-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Linden, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Linden took their victory against Calaveras when the teams last played last Thursday by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Red Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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