Roseville is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Monday. They will head out on the road to challenge the Yuba City Honkers at 6:00 p.m. Roseville's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Monday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Roseville didn't have quite enough to beat Oakmont and fell 3-2.
Roseville got a good showing from Austin Chang, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Roseville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Wolfe, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Wolfe a new career-high. Benjamin Jordan also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Yuba City posted their closest victory since April 2, 2024 on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Folsom, sneaking past 6-5.
Julian Garcia was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Yuba City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Yuba City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. Roseville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Roseville came up short against Yuba City in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 6-3. Can Roseville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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