The Loyalton Grizzlies will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Quincy Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Loyalton's victory against Tulelake wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Loyalton came out on top in a nail-biter against Tulelake on Monday and snuck past 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Adrian Griffin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Gus Petterson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Quincy had just enough and edged Redding Christian out 7-6 on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Noah Wade, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Loyalton is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6-1 record this season. As for Quincy, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-14.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Loyalton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Quincy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Loyalton couldn't quite finish off Quincy in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 11-9. Can Loyalton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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