Twelve Bridges had lost five straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 16-9 to make it six. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Roseville Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 10-1 loss on Thursday.
Twelve Bridges got a good showing from Johnny Bolanos, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Bolanos has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Twelve Bridges saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lawrence (Zane) Fleshman, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
As for Roseville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Roseville's side, Austin Chang looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Chang a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Jacob Welch was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, one triple, and two RBI.
Looking ahead, Twelve Bridges will host Del Campo at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Roseville, they will square off against Woodcreek at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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