The Sutter Huskies are taking a road trip to face off against the Natomas Nighthawks at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sutter has six straight wins, Natomas has 30 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sutter's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Dixon hitters got past them. The Huskies put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 17-11 victory on Friday. Considering the Huskies have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ezra Hilleary was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jonny Munger, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Sutter kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Natomas played against Destiny Christian Academy last Friday and lost via forfeit.
Sutter pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Natomas, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
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