Baseball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Loyalton's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

Grizzlies

Margin (Wins)

04/10/25 vs Dunsmuir	19
03/21/25 vs Fall River	13
04/10/25 vs Dunsmuir	11
04/28/25 vs Happy Camp	10
04/28/25 vs Happy Camp	10

Loyalton was forced to take a big defeat against they on Friday, they got the better of them on Friday. They blew past the Plumas Charter Warriors 10-3. The result was nothing new for the Grizzlies, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Thor Corcoran made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Gus Petterson and Chance Edwards did most of the damage at the plate: Petterson went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Edwards went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Edwards a new career-high. Ryland Martinetti was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Loyalton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plumas Charter only posted an OBP of .261.

Loyalton is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Plumas Charter, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-8.

Looking ahead, Loyalton will venture away from home to take on Portola at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Plumas Charter, they will welcome Westwood at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The Lumberjacks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.5 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of.