Firebaugh had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-7 to make it seven. They lost 12-1 to the Yosemite Badgers. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly 11 runs.
As for Yosemite, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-4 record. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their one-run performance the contest before.
For Yosemite's part, Cooper Troutner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. Troutner also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Badgers are 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Yosemite got a massive performance out of Brady Olson, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave Olson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Reeve, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Coming up, Firebaugh will head out to take on Sierra at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Chieftains' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Yosemite, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-3 victory against Dos Palos on the 17th.
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