The Union Mine Diamondbacks are taking a road trip to take on the Foresthill Wildfires at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Union Mine is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Ponderosa on Friday. They came up short against the Bruins, falling 8-1. The loss continues a trend for the Diamondbacks in their matchups with the Bruins: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Foresthill didn't have quite enough to beat Delta on Friday and fell 12-11. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (ten), the Wildfires still had to take the loss.
David Silveira was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. He is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stole at least one in each of the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Hunter Byrum was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played.
Union Mine now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Foresthill, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Union Mine has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Foresthill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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