The Bonanza Bengals will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Silverado Skyhawks at 3:30 p.m. Bonanza is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Bonanza can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over Desert Pines.
Tyson Owens made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Owens was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs.
In other batting news, Darren McGee and Dominic Gonzalez did most of the damage at the plate: McGee scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Gonzalez got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Lane Klump was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Silverado lost 8-2 to Sierra Vista on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for Silverado in their matchups with Sierra Vista: they've now lost five in a row.
Bonanza is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season. As for Silverado, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Bonanza suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Silverado when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Silverado's Hogan Hawkins, who tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Bonanza 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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