Yerba Buena is on a three-game streak of home losses, and San Jose a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors will look to defend their home field against the San Jose Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m.
Yerba Buena made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Mt. Pleasant, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Aztec Warriors fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, San Jose hadn't done well against James Lick recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over the Comets. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly ten runs.
Krish Dilidili made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. He is becoming a predictor of San Jose's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 5-12 when he doesn't). Dilidili was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, Roman Rodriguez was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with five stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. San Jose is undefeated when Rodriguez posts two or more runs, but 2-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Julian Soliz, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with six stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
San Jose's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Yerba Buena, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Yerba Buena took their victory against San Jose in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 13-3 score. Will the Aztec Warriors repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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