There's no place like home for Chester, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past the Portola Tigers 14-4 on Thursday. With that win, the Volcanoes brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Caiden Clark was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Clark was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with four runs, two doubles, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Chester's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Patrick Gerbatz
| 03/19/26 vs Portola | 3 |
| 05/01/25 @ Redding Christian | 1 |
| 04/03/25 @ Burney | 1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Portola | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Dunsmuir | 1 |
In other batting news, Chester got a massive performance out of Patrick Gerbatz, who went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. Those three doubles gave Gerbatz a new career-high. Kevin Hughes was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Chester always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Chester's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Portola, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Chester will head out to challenge Loyalton at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Portola, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-4 win against Burney on the 19th.
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