Peninsula's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They never let the Gig Harbor Tides onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Peninsula, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to John Browand's shutout, as he gave up just seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Isaac Schultz-Tait, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Matthew Sleeter, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Gig Harbor's side, they got a good showing from Quentin Bockhorn, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bockhorn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Gig Harbor didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peninsula only tossed five.
Peninsula is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Gig Harbor, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-8.
Peninsula will have a chance to go back-to-back against Gig Harbor: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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