The Chico Panthers will face off against the Red Bluff Spartans on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chico: 2.8, Red Bluff: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Chico is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Pleasant Valley onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Chico might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Rex Edwards's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Luke Henderson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Vinny Boatright was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Red Bluff has not done well against Pleasant Valley recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Red Bluff came out on top against Pleasant Valley by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Bluff.
Not much got past Ever Aaron Ovalle, who gave up just four hits to keep Pleasant Valley off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Ledbetter, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Chico is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6-1 record this season. As for Red Bluff, their victory bumped their record up to 22-10.
Chico came up short against Red Bluff when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Red Bluff's Cooper Sides, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Chico knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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