After flying high against Sonoma Academy on Thursday, Healdsburg came back down to earth. The Healdsburg Greyhounds fell just short of the Santa Rosa Panthers by a score of 9-7 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Healdsburg of the 10-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Wednesday.
Austin Collins was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Collins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
In other batting news, Nova Perrill was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
On Santa Rosa's side, Sir Jalen Jones was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Jennings, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Healdsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Santa Rosa, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13-1.
Healdsburg will head out on the road to take on Piner at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Piner is coming into the game with three straight losses at home, meaning Healdsburg will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. Santa Rosa will take on Rancho Cotate at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Santa Rosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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