The Red Bluff Spartans will be playing at home against the Gridley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red Bluff put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let West Valley onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Bluff.
Mattison Kwarta was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Kwarta was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Talina Bussell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Braylynn Vaillette, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Gridley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bobcats by a score of 7-2. That's two games straight that Gridley has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on Kay Pruitt, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Serenity Rossiter was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Red Bluff's victory bumped their record up to 6-2-1. As for Gridley, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Red Bluff has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Gridley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Red Bluff's way against Gridley when the teams last played back in March of 2016 as Red Bluff made off with a 15-1 win. Will Red Bluff repeat their success, or does Gridley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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