The Campolindo Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Vacaville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Campolindo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Vacaville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Campolindo is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Montgomery 11-0 on Tuesday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Colin Rutzen looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, William Myers was a standout: he went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Cameron Mayo also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Campolindo was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Vacaville came up short against Vanden on Thursday and fell 6-2.
Dallas West was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Vacaville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Whitten, who went 3-for-4 with one run. Sean Moffett was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Vacaville's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Campolindo, their record now sits at 9-6.
Campolindo couldn't quite get it done against Vacaville when the teams last played back in February of 2016 as they fell 6-2. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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