Hamilton is 2-7 against Los Molinos since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Braves will challenge the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Hamilton barely beat Plumas Charter the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Braves were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Warriors on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Los Molinos entered their tilt with CORE Butte on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lynx a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Addison Jones, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep CORE Butte off the board. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jayci Wilson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie McGuinness, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Los Molinos was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .395 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Hamilton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Los Molinos, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1-1.
Hamilton couldn't quite finish off Los Molinos in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Braves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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