The Encina Bulldogs will take on the Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Encina has struggled recently with 18 defeats in a row, while Western Sierra Collegiate Academy will arrive with five straight victories.
Encina lost 27-9 to Sacramento Country Day on Friday.
Meanwhile, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy got the win against Buckingham Charter on Saturday by a conclusive 15-3. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 11 runs or more this season.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy let Wyatt Thoennes-Currie and Alex Azevedo run wild. Thoennes-Currie went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Azevedo scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Thoennes-Currie is becoming a predictor of Western Sierra Collegiate Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jackson Dawson, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Encina's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Encina might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Western Sierra Collegiate Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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